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Event:
ADWGC Tokyo 3
Date: Mar 17, 2019 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brotha Gracie (ranked 2970 p4p, 382 weight class) and Hamza Keita (ranked 3292 p4p, 417 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin'. Keita is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Secka - Pointure . This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Brotha Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Hamza Keita!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Keita has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Keita is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keita down to the mat. Keita avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Keita
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Keita is trying to get back to full guard.
Keita actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Keita looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Keita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Keita keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Keita is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Keita is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Keita tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Keita moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Keita is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Keita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Keita's legs - danger averted.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Keita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keita has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gracie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Keita. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Keita
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keita is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Keita has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Keita's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Keita has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Keita tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie is staying tight to Keita's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Keita can't do much from the bottom here.
Keita manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (8) vs (0) Keita
Keita really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keita is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Keita tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie has control of Keita's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Keita regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Keita is looking to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keita manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Keita is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Keita looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Keita is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (8) vs (4) Keita
Keita is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gracie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gracie tries to roll but Keita sticks to his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Keita is riding his opponent, not letting Gracie buck him off.
Keita is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gracie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gracie for a finish.
Gracie showing good submission defense here.
Keita looking to hold on to the position here but Gracie rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Keita from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keita looking to pass the guard.
Keita sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Keita passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Keita is very close to passing his half guard.
Keita is working for a submission of some sort.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Keita is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Keita is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is staying active underneath Keita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Keita seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is not content to let Keita control the position.
Keita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Keita tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Keita is working for a submission of some sort.
Keita seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Keita is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keita pulls his head out easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to roll over but Keita keeps him under control.
Keita wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Keita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Keita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Keita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Keita is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Keita moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (8) vs (7) Keita
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
A victorious Brotha Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
ADWGC Rio
Date: Mar 02, 2019 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brotha Gracie (ranked 2881 p4p, 381 weight class) and Gawain Lot (ranked 20543 p4p, 682 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin'. Gawain Lot told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Brotha Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Gawain Lot!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Lot gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Lot
Lot trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control but Lot is working from the bottom.
Lot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (2) Lot
Gracie working for a triangle but Lot defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lot slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (2) vs (5) Lot
Gracie is not content to let Lot control the position.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie tries to buck Lot off but Lot is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lot wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Lot staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lot tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lot trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is staying active underneath Lot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lot is stalling here. Gracie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lot seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gracie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (6) vs (5) Lot
Lot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lot has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Lot. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (6) vs (9) Lot
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lot trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Lot advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (6) vs (11) Lot
Lot looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Traveller boxing gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lot is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lot works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (6) vs (14) Lot
Gracie tries to escape the position.
Lot trying to control.
Lot is hanging on to Gracie's back as he tries to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lot is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Lot. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lot's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (8) vs (14) Lot
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Lot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie stays in close to Lot's body and controls the position.
Lot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to control but Lot is working from the bottom.
Lot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands and throws Lot's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (11) vs (14) Lot
Lot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lot has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Lot is keeping him busy.
Lot gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Lot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lot wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Lot is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Lot is looking to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lot sees it coming and defends easily.
Lot is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Lot gets full guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Lot.
Gracie trying to control but Lot is working from the bottom.
Lot wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lot has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gracie has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (14) vs (14) Lot
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lot rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Lot! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (14) vs (16) Lot
Lot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie working for a triangle but Lot defends it easily.
Lot trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Lot lying in Gracie's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Gracie decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Lot taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brotha Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Brotha Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
ADWGC 3
Date: Feb 23, 2019 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Konstantin Sokolov (ranked 1298 p4p, 195 weight class) and Brotha Gracie (ranked 2854 p4p, 364 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin'. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Konstantin Sokolov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Brotha Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Sokolov. Sokolov maintains the clinch.
Gracie turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gracie manages to end up in side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Sokolov (0) vs (4) Gracie
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sokolov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sokolov (4) vs (4) Gracie
Sokolov looking to break Gracie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gracie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sokolov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolov has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Gracie is in real trouble here. Sokolov gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Gracie is tapping out! Sokolov wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Konstantin Sokolov!
Konstantin Sokolov thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie slips a straight right by Penis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD2#
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie working Penis over with strikes.
Penis is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie working Penis over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Penis defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Penis is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brotha Gracie!
A relieved looking Brotha Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, my Penis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bomb the caliphate, AND SERIOUSLY. What kind of gay cunt fights a 4 match pro, u cunt'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carbo is trying to break free.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carbo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carbo just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Carbo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Carbo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gracie is trying to drag Carbo to the mat but Carbo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Gracie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Carbo regains guard.
Gracie won't allow Carbo to sweep him here.
Carbo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carbo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Carbo is trying to push Gracie off with his feet but Gracie grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Carbo's ankles and Carbo is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Brotha Gracie!
Brotha Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tellegio.
#TD2#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB2#
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tellegio rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Tellegio!
Tellegio trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tellegio throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tellegio's guard. Nice move by Gracie!#REVB#
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tellegio controlling Gracie's posture. #T1#
Tellegio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tellegio looking for a sweep. Not yet Tellegio, not yet.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but Tellegio is blocking nicely.
Gracie prevents Tellegio from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tellegio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Tellegio defending well.
Tellegio wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is nestled in close to Tellegio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Tellegio doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Tellegio.
Tellegio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tellegio wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Tellegio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Tellegio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie wants to clinch.
Jab from Tellegio.#TD2#
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tellegio tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Tellegio's guard.
Tellegio is striking off his back. Gracie thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Tellegio wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Tellegio trying to control here.
#T4#
Gracie trying to control the action but Tellegio is working from the bottom.
Tellegio tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Tellegio regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tellegio is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Tellegio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Tellegio trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Holding Cell inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brotha Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tellegio circles away.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tellegio looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie is looking for the big counter here.
Tellegio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tellegio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Tellegio keeps it at a distance.
Tellegio lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tellegio throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tellegio throws a quick counter head kick but Gracie was just out of range.
Victor Tellegio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotha Gracie.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brotha Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tellegio pinned against the cage. Tellegio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tellegio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T1#
Gracie is looking to clinch but Tellegio is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Tellegio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Tellegio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tellegio connects with a jab.#KD#
Tellegio drops Gracie with a big left hand and mounts him. Gracie is in big trouble! #ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
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!
Tellegio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Tellegio finish him?
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tellegio landing shots from mount.
Tellegio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Tellegio has a good base and remains in mount.
Tellegio loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gracie scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tellegio land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tellegio stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Tellegio!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 26, 2018 |
#R1#
A punch combination from McNamara misses.
McNamara throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McNamara blocks a head kick by Gracie.
McNamara throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
McNamara has managed to clinch.
McNamara tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing McNamara back against the cage.
Nice body punch from McNamara - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by McNamara.
#BC#
McNamara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McNamara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and McNamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McNamara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNamara tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range. #CL#
McNamara closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.#BC#
McNamara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but McNamara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
McNamara takes the fight into the clinch. #T1##BC2#
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McNamara.
Gracie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McNamara.
McNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
McNamara tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McNamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
As McNamara backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but McNamara manages to avoid it all.
McNamara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries to bum rush McNamara with a series of wild strikes but McNamara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been hearing reports that McNamara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McNamara fails in his attempt to clinch.
As McNamara backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but McNamara manages to avoid it all.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNamara swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
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!
McNamara looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McNamara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McNamara slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
McNamara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McNamara.
McNamara takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Jab from McNamara.
McNamara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from McNamara misses.
Gracie throws a counter combo.
McNamara fails in his attempt to clinch.
McNamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
McNamara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T3##CL#
McNamara moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.#BC2#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and McNamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McNamara swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McNamara backs up against the cage.
McNamara misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from McNamara as Gracie shoots in.
McNamara loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie tries to clinch but McNamara is having none of it. #CL#
McNamara instigates a clinch.
McNamara struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
McNamara throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but McNamara blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McNamara.
McNamara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC2#
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McNamara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McNamara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie looks to clinch
and McNamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McNamara tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McNamara.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McNamara throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
McNamara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gracie manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie works over McNamara's head and body with a nice combination.
McNamara dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Padraig McNamara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
McNamara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie misses with the combination.
McNamara swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
McNamara rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
McNamara is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now McNamara has his back to the cage. #BC#
McNamara breaks the clinch.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
McNamara misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNamara misses the shot to the body.
Gracie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McNamara eats them both and turns towards Gracie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McNamara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNamara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by McNamara.
McNamara cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.#CL#
McNamara has taken the fight to the clinch.
McNamara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McNamara lands a right hand.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McNamara lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
McNamara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McNamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but McNamara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McNamara scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws a series of punches but McNamara moves out of range.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie avoids the body shot from McNamara.
Gracie unleashes a big counter combination but McNamara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T2#
Gracie swinging wildly here.
McNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from McNamara.
McNamara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by McNamara as he connects with a hook.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
McNamara is looking for a counter combo.
McNamara lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from McNamara.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
McNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McNamara back to the cage. Gracie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McNamara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McNamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Gracie moves out of range as McNamara strikes.
As McNamara backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but McNamara manages to avoid it all.
McNamara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. McNamara will be more careful next time no doubt.
McNamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McNamara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from McNamara finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McNamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McNamara misses with a straight left.
McNamara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
McNamara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - McNamara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McNamara dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
#T4#
McNamara cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
McNamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McNamara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for McNamara.
Sloppy strikes from McNamara. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McNamara throws a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNamara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
McNamara stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McNamara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
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 Padraig McNamara will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie feints a jab promting McNamara to slip. Gracie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McNamara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by McNamara. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
McNamara wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNamara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
McNamara moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McNamara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gracie can turn it around.
McNamara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McNamara fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
McNamara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
McNamara closes the distance and clinches.
McNamara wants to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from McNamara.
Padraig McNamara has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McNamara moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McNamara eats them both and turns towards Gracie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#TD#
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McNamara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McNamara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McNamara with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2##SUB2#
Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McNamara escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!#ES2#
Gracie throws McNamara to one side and escapes!
A punch combination from McNamara misses.
McNamara throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McNamara shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Padraig McNamara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McNamara stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McNamara wants to clinch.
McNamara slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Brotha Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and McNamara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T3#
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McNamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McNamara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL#
McNamara rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McNamara to keep the fight standing.#BC#
McNamara breaks the clinch.
McNamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a series of punches but McNamara avoids them all with ease.
McNamara scores with a body shot.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McNamara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie throws a right hand that McNamara ducks under and follows up with a left that McNamara also avoids with ease.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McNamara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brotha Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Gracie dodges the punch combination from McNamara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and McNamara moves into the clinch.
Gracie pushes McNamara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie blocks a body shot from McNamara.
McNamara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McNamara to keep the fight standing.
McNamara lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
McNamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but McNamara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McNamara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Padraig McNamara.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McNamara, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig McNamara!
An out of breath Padraig McNamara 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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Event:
Oggleberry-Pip vs Kingsley
Date: Jul 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Diaz tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the ropes. Gracie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Gracie avoids it well and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Gracie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Diaz feinted with a counter takedown.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Diaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Diaz passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz working Gracie over with strikes. #SUB#
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Gracie is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
#T2##SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Gracie tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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 is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Gracie is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz advances to half guard.
Diaz winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Diaz is controlling the pace.
#SUB2#
Gracie has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Diaz escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Diaz!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.#T4##SUB#
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brotha Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz 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.#SUB2#
Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Diaz is tapping! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brotha Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Brotha Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Logan vs Gracie 2
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Logan takes one on the button.
Brotha Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Logan avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
A low kick from Logan is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Logan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Logan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Logan on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2#
Gracie rushes Logan and presses him up against the ropes.
Logan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Logan stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Logan lands a shoulder strike. #T1##BC2#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut. #KD#
Logan cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gracie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Logan finish him?
#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Logan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kingmaker Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Logan misses the target.
Gracie tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Logan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotha Gracie.
Logan defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Logan misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie walks straight into a right hand from Logan - that's dropped him! Logan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gracie from any more punishment! Gracie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan retains his welterweight title!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Ward swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab lands there for Gracie.#CUT#
It looks like Max Ward has been cut.#TD2#
Ward shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SUB#
Ward is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ward is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ward! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ward taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brotha Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Brotha Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2018 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Heun misses the target.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Heun off the cage and back into range.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Heun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shark Tank MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Heun throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Heun slips the punch.
Gracie moves out of range as Heun strikes.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Heun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #TD#
Heun is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
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!
Heun with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at GnP. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB2#
Gracie with the active half guard here but Heun passes nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Heun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T1#
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Heun off and has taken his back!
Gracie keeps control of the position as Heun tries to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gracie missing with punches from the back.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Heun is staying busy.#SUB2#
Gracie is working for a rear naked choke. Heun is not defending it well and Gracie has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Heun refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Heun's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brotha Gracie!
A relieved looking Brotha Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
SFC32 - Nam vs Stone
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.#CL2#
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Vattalles tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Vattalles from controlling successfully.
Vattalles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vattalles forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vattalles sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vattalles passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T1#
Gracie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Vattalles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#SUB#
Vattalles is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Vattalles controlling from mount.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Vattalles lands a big elbow. #T2#
Vattalles with a couple of short strikes.
Vattalles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie regains half guard.
Vattalles trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Gracie gets full guard.#SUB2#
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vattalles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vattalles has passed into half guard!
#T3##SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vattalles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vattalles slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Vattalles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vattalles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Vattalles wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Vattalles working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vattalles scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Vattalles is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vattalles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
Vattalles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Vattalles not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mee Vattalles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Gracie gets a clinch.
Vattalles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Gracie is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vattalles is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gracie to the mat. Gracie regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vattalles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vattalles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vattalles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vattalles defends it easily.
Mee Vattalles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vattalles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard. #T1#
Vattalles trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away. #SUB2#
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vattalles pulls his head out easily.
Vattalles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Vattalles performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vattalles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though. #SUB#
Vattalles is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vattalles. #SUB#
Vattalles is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vattalles pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vattalles connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vattalles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vattalles pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T3#
Vattalles scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vattalles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vattalles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vattalles is aware though and is defending well.
Vattalles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vattalles trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Vattalles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vattalles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Vattalles lands a couple of digs.
Vattalles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vattalles trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Vattalles slips an elbow through the middle.
Vattalles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Vattalles from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vattalles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vattalles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Vattalles is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Vattalles has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brotha Gracie!
An out of breath Brotha 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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Event:
SFC28 - Pendragon vs Yol
Date: Jan 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie slips under a jab.#CL2#
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Logan avoids the damage to the body.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Logan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie's coach down at Rabid Dog 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.#CL#
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Logan has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Logan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.#BC#
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Logan throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
Nice uppercut there from Logan.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Logan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Logan slips the punch.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan walks into a jab.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Logan swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Logan.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2#
Logan lands a right hand.
Gracie gets through Logan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frankie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Logan avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Logan.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Logan connects with a looping right hand.
Logan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Logan in his tracks. #T3#
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Logan's head back.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan slips under a jab.
Logan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Gracie clinches.
Logan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Logan lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Logan keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Logan blocks it.
#BC#
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Logan avoids nicely.
Logan throws a quick counter head kick but Gracie was just out of range.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Logan counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Logan.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.#CL#
Logan clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Logan.
Gracie tries a body shot but Logan blocks it.
Good body shot from Logan.
Gracie looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Logan misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Logan manages to break the clinch.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Logan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Logan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick lands there from Logan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Logan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Logan.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie slips a jab from Logan.
Logan lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Logan misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Logan digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Logan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Logan counters with a thumping low kick.
Logan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Logan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Logan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Logan moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Logan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Good leg kick by Logan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Logan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2#
Logan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Logan is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Logan to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Logan drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Logan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Logan lands a body shot. #TD2#
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Logan defends it easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Logan controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Logan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#T3#
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Logan controlling the action here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Logan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Logan not doing much here.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Logan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Logan trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Logan slips a straight right by Gracie.
Logan connects with a single shot there.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Logan wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs. #CL#
Logan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Logan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Logan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Logan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankie Logan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie blocking some punches.
#BC#
Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1##CL#
Logan pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Logan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Logan lands a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Logan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Logan misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Logan.
A short left from Logan.
Logan managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Logan digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Logan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Logan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Logan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Logan. #ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Logan lands a left hand.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Logan is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie moves forwards but Logan connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Logan instigates a clinch. #T2##BC#
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan drops Gracie with a big left hand! Gracie is injured, injured bad! Logan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Logan!
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Event:
FFA 40: Tenacity
Date: Oct 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Puller misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Puller.
Brotha Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puller.
Puller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Puller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puller.
Puller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL2#
Puller instigates a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
Puller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller blocking some punches.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Puller managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
A right hook to the body lands for Puller.
Puller letting Gracie take a breather here.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Puller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Puller misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Puller.
#T2#
Gracie blocks a body shot from Puller.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Puller avoids the damage to the body.
Puller digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Puller.
Puller prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Puller - that landed with a thud.
Puller tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Puller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T3#
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Puller counters with a left to the body.
Puller throws a leg kick
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Puller there.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Puller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
John Puller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie tries to clinch but Puller is having none of it. #T4#
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller misses the shot to the body.
Gracie lands a jab to Puller's midsection.
Puller tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Puller counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Puller tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Puller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Puller connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gracie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brotha Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puller is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Puller circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Puller moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pullers head.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
#TD#
Gracie gets control of Puller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Puller to get to half guard.
#T1#
Puller is controlling the pace.
Puller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Puller controlling the action here.#T3#
Let's hope that Puller has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Puller controlling the pace. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Puller throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puller tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puller to the ground. Puller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puller cracks Gracie with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puller.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Puller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Puller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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 Brotha Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Puller clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puller lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Puller misses the target.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Puller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Puller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T1#
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puller lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Puller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puller throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie is looking to wear down Puller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puller lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.#T2#
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puller throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Puller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Puller is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Puller counter with a right hand.
Puller throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Puller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Puller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Puller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Puller misses with a straight right.
Gracie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Puller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puller scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puller scores with a spinning back kick!
Puller punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Puller jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Puller.#ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
Puller misses with a looping right.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Puller slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Puller avoids them all with ease.
Puller swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Puller backing up. Puller nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Puller throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Puller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie lands a jab.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Puller sprawls well.
It seemed like Puller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Puller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Puller!
John Puller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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FFA 37: Monstrosity
Date: Sep 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Miller misses.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Randy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller lands an overhand right.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miller tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.#T1#
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Miller tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Gracie is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miller manages to circle out of the way.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller lands with a right hand.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller 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 throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Miller cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brotha Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T4#
Miller stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller landing knees to the head.
#BC#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Miller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller landing knees to the body.
#TD#
Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position. #T1##SUB#
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Gracie working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.
#SU2#
Miller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get! #TD#
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Miller's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Miller tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.#SUB#
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. #T3##SUB#
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Miller uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#SU2#
Miller has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miller defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Miller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Miller misses.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miller back to the cage. Gracie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gracie swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miller misses with a straight right. #T4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Miller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brotha Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD#
Gracie jumps guard and drags Miller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SU2#
Miller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Gracie misses the body punch
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brotha Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randy Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller lands with a right hand.
Gracie tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
As Miller tries to get set, Gracie tries to push him back and clinch up but Miller manages to avoid the attempt.#T1#
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.#CL2#
Miller moves into the clinch.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Randy Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.#T2#
Miller stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brotha Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Miller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
#T3#
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miller tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Miller moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Miller misses with some punches.
Gracie avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
#T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
#TD#
Gracie jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Miller stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Brotha Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Miller.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Randy Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big right from Miller misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Miller!
A very excited looking Randy Miller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
DFC 62: Lobtov Vs McDonnell
Date: Jul 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Mac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mac tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Mac misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mac throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mac swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#TD#
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mac's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg. #SUB#
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T1#
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a strike but Mac avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Mac keeps moving.
Mac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Mac keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mac can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie postures up in Mac's guard and throws a big left but Mac blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mac.
Mac throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mac throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T3#
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Brotha Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Mac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mac feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Mac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Mac misses.
Gracie lunges at Mac with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mac's hand.
Mac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie scores with a body shot.
#T4##TD#
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mac manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie passes Mac's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mac wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brotha Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Mac ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right hand that Mac ducks under and follows up with a left that Mac also avoids with ease.
Mac misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Mac throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Mac lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mac gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mac gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Mac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac can do to turn this around?
A short right from Mac.
Mac misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac preventing the sweep. #T1##SUB#
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mac has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks Mac's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brotha Gracie!
Brotha Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
DFC 56: Dog Vs Chikatchawan
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mac on the side of the head.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mac circles away quickly and effectively.
Mac appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Mac with an uppercut!
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Mac pushes him off.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Mac avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Mac as he connects with a hook.
Mac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mac.
Mac lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mac throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Mac throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.#T1#
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Mac backpedaling.
Mac looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie defending well as Mac loads up on a big left hand.
Mac misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Mac lands a nice shot to the body.
Brotha Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Mac.
Mac throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Mac moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Mac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Mac misses with a head kick.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Mac and move into the clinch.#T2#
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Mac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mac looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mac tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Mac's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mac managing to control the position.
Mac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mac wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Mac is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie postures up in Mac's guard and throws a big left but Mac blocks it.
Mac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Mac.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mac pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie closes the distance but Mac moves to the side
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Mac misses with a left hand #CL#
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mac blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mac lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Mac working aggressively here.
Mac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC2#
Mac breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Mac misses its intended target.
Mac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mac connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie has been working on his balance at Touch Of Death Combat Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mac.
Mac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brotha Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mac jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mac jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie moves to clinch but Mac breaks away
enabling Mac to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Mac throws a fast counter high kick but Gracie manages to duck under it in time.
Big Mac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Mac moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Mac just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Mac bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.#TD#
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie throws an elbow but Mac slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gracie trying to control the position but Mac is working away.
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.
Mac wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie working the ground and pound from side control.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Mac's head but Mac avoids it well.
Gracie throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mac works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mac defending well though.
Mac holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mac tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Mac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Mac defends it. #SUB#
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Mac defends the submission attempt.#T3##SUB#
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mac is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Brotha Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mac defending well though. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mac tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Mac misses with a body shot.
Mac misses with a lunging right hand
#CL#
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mac scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Brotha Gracie 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Mac throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Mac just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie trying to stall but Mac improves his position.
Mac lands a right hand.
Gracie crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage.
Mac lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mac.
Mac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac misses with a punch on the inside.
Mac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac lands with a left to the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Mac won't allow it.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mac gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mac.
Mac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1##BC2#
Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mac throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracie misses the jab.
Mac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Mac slips a straight right by Gracie.
Mac connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Mac saw that one coming.
Gracie catches Mac with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Big Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brotha Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Mac throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Mac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Mac uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.#T3#
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mac has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Mac.
Mac throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Mac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mac misses with a straight right.
Gracie moves out of range as Mac strikes.
Mac slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Mac tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
Mac scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Mac.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mac looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mac's head.#T4#
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Big Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Mac avoids them all with ease.
Mac looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Mac throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Mac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mac swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Mac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
DFC 50: Penn Vs Turner 2
Date: Jun 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orwell wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side#TD#
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Orwell!
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orwell keeps working. #SUB#
Gracie tries for a kimura but Orwell is defending well.
Gracie trying to control the position but Orwell is working away.
Orwell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Gracie prevents Orwell from escaping the position.
Gracie wants to control but Orwell is keeping him busy.
Orwell is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Orwell parries the strikes from Gracie easily there. Gracie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orwell to escape.
Orwell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.
Orwell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T2#
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Orwell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Orwell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Orwell wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is dominant here and he's now got Orwell's back!
Orwell trying to get back to his feet but Gracie is in full control for now.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie lands shots from the back. #T3#
Gracie throwing damaging strikes from the back! Orwell could be in trouble here!
#ROC#
Orwell is rocked!
Gracie wants to control but Orwell is keeping busy.
Orwell is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gracie is not going to allow Orwell to sit and survive in this position.
Orwell looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gracie.
Gracie lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie connects with a couple of big shots that have Orwell covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Orwell! Gracie fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brotha Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Brotha Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
DFC 42: Penn Vs Lijikiszcz
Date: May 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Tucker shows good takedown defense.
Tucker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tucker cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL2#
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Danny Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotha Gracie.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Tucker effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Tucker as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Tucker gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Tucker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tucker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. #BC#
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Tucker instigates a clinch.
Tucker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tucker.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tucker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tucker lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Tucker throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tucker.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.#T2#
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Tucker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tucker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tucker under the eye.
Tucker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Tucker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
Tucker gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Tucker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tucker tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tucker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tucker.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Tucker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tucker tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Danny Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie staying out of range there.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Tucker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tucker misses with a hook.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tucker defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Tucker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.#T4#
Tucker moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tucker has time to react.#CL#
Tucker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
#BC2#
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tucker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL#
Tucker closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.
Brotha Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tucker defends it well.
Tucker is controlling Gracie's trapped leg to prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Tucker is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie looking to land elbow strikes but Tucker uses the position to regain half guard.
Tucker tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Tucker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tucker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Tucker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tucker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tucker has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tucker controls the pace.
Tucker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.#T3#
Tucker wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Tucker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tucker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tucker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Tucker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tucker tries to get out of the position.#T4#
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.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tucker is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Tucker is defending the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brotha Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Tucker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tucker. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Tucker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie misses with a hook. Tucker ducked under it nicely.
Tucker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tucker misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker throws a good cross that connects.
#T1#
Tucker misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Tucker has managed to clinch.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tucker to keep the fight standing.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tucker.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Tucker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Danny Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotha Gracie.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tucker is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tucker.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Tucker keeps him there for the moment.
Tucker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Tucker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Tucker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Tucker.
Tucker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Tucker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC#
Tucker breaks the clinch.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Tucker.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Tucker pushes him away.#CL#
Tucker drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
#T3#
Tucker pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tucker scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Tucker leaning against his opponent.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
#BC#
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker slips a jab from Gracie.#CL#
Tucker closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Tucker scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Tucker lands a body shot.
Tucker tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Tucker.
#TD2#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!#SUB2#
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tucker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Tucker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tucker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Tucker!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Jarrett throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Jarred Jarrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Jarrett.#CUT#
It looks like Brotha Gracie has been cut.
Gracie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Jarrett.
Jarrett misses with a hook
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Jarrett looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarrett.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarrett misses the target.
Jarrett looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarrett misses with a left hand
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jarrett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Jarrett throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Jarrett avoids it well.
Jarrett throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD2#
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T1#
Jarrett takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jarrett's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jarrett tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T2#
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jarrett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jarrett wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Jarrett squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jarrett hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie lands a couple of good shots and Jarrett has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gracie really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jarrett.#T3#
Jarrett is trying to stand back up.
Jarrett trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jarrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
I would not like to be Jarrett right now.
Gracie scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jarrett is looking for a way out.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Jarrett rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gracie throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jarrett!
#T4#
Good control from Gracie.
It looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Gracie.
Gracie has Jarrett flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gracie really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jarrett.
Jarrett is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Jarrett has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gracie lands punches and elbows.
Gracie is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jarrett is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Jarrett has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brotha Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brotha Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Jarrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie slips a jab from Jarrett.
Jarrett tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL2#
Gracie rushes Jarrett and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Gracie tightens his grip and picks Jarrett up, before dumping him to the ground. Jarrett manages to land in guard.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is continuing to stall.
Jarrett wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Gracie controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarrett wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
Jarrett is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Brotha Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jarrett wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab from Gracie.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie throws a right hand that Jarrett ducks under and follows up with a left that Jarrett also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
Jarrett throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Jarrett.
A punch lands to the side of Jarrett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie slips under a jab from Jarrett.
Jarrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brotha Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jarrett looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Jarrett throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Jarrett throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.#CL2#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jarrett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarrett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T3##TD2#
Gracie turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gracie manages to end up in side control.
Jarrett seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
More stalling from Gracie.
Jarrett wants to get back to his feet.
Jarrett is trying to escape the position but Gracie is controlling the position.
Jarrett is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie controlling the position.
Jarrett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T4#
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.
Jarrett tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gracie is riding his opponent, not letting Jarrett buck him off.
Jarrett is trying to stand back up.
Gracie lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Jarrett rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brotha Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brotha Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
The adventures of Gracie the control monster continue. Boring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.#T1#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Jarrett pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Jarrett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jarrett is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
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.
Jarrett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Gracie with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Jarrett wants to get back to his feet.
Jarrett taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jarrett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Jarrett wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yet more stalling tactics from Gracie.
Jarrett wants to get back to his feet.
Jarrett scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gracie manages to mount him!
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie raining down hammerfists from mount.#T4#
Jarrett is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Jarrett is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jarrett wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jarrett squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jarred Jarrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brotha Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brotha Gracie!
After winning the bout, Brotha Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jarred Jarrett was interviewed post fight and said 'i had a great oppenent you know a loss is a loss you win them all thank you a great fight '.
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Event:
DFC Las Vegas 54
Date: Mar 10, 2017 |
#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Adams.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adams.
Adams takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adams misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adams. Adams obviously looking to wear him down.
Adams throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range. #T1#
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adams.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adams defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Adams as he connects with a hook.
Adams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Nicki Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adams.
Adams cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Adams lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams scores with a nice right hand.
#T2##KD2#
Adams lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Adams stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet!#ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
Adams ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Gracie out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicki Adams!
Nicki Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
DFC Las Vegas 48
Date: Jan 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie lands a jab.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayhem.#TD2#
Mayhem closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Mayhem with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mayhem controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mayhem postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Mayhem postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Gracie keeping full guard, as Mayhem tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem connects with a couple of short punches.
Mayhem landing some decent shots from guard.
Mayhem controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mayhem landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Mayhem distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!#T2#
Mayhem gets to his feet and stands over Gracie, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gracie felt that one! Mayhem unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gracie from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Mayhem!
Bryan Mayhem took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
DFC LV Mayhem 23
Date: Dec 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD#
Starr scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Starr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Starr's guard. #REVB##T1#
Starr wants to control but Gracie passes easily into half guard.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Starr gets back to full guard.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Starr is trying to hold Gracie in close to prevent damage but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starr wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T2#
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is trying to control. Starr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Starr is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Starr is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Gracie has Starr up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Starr to the mat.
Starr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard. #T4#
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Starr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starr wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brotha Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie working Starr over with knees to the body.#BC2#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Gracie instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie digs a right hand into Starr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Starr's gas tank. #BC2#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brotha Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Starr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Starr showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starr wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy. #T1#
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Starr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starr content to stall in guard here.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Starr wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him!
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Starr is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Starr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to control but Starr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Starr is trying to escape the mount.
Starr wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Starr because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Starr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Starr manages to avoid easily.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brotha Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Starr.
Starr attempts a counter takedown but Gracie avoids it well and moves away.#CL2#
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Starr drags the fight down to the ground.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Starr keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Starr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Starr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Starr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starr trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Gracie rushes Starr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
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.
Gracie stalling the fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie. #TD#
Starr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Starr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie postures up.
#SUB#
Starr 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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starr is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Starr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brotha Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starr trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Starr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starr is controlling Gracie's posture.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gracie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starr feinted with a counter takedown.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Starr on the side of the head.#CL2#
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Starr back into the cage.#TD2#
Gracie jumps guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Starr preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ringo Starr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie pulls Starr in close to his closed guard and prevents Starr from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brotha Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Brotha Gracie!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Brotha Gracie!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Brotha Gracie!
Brotha Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
Brotha Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
DFC MAYHEM 20
Date: Dec 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Chugga Chugga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Chugga Chugga lands a right hand.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chugga Chugga lands with a left to the head.
Chugga Chugga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Chugga Chugga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chugga Chugga misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Chugga Chugga had a free shot at his head there.
Chugga Chugga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Chugga Chugga.#KD2#
Chugga Chugga lands a big uppercut and Gracie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gracie looks OK. Chugga Chugga waves Gracie back to his feet!#ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Chugga Chugga misses the target.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chugga Chugga is stalking Gracie. Gracie circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Chugga Chugga, and it's lights out! Gracie really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Two Chugga Chugga!
Two Chugga Chugga managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Anarchy Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
DFC Sin City 16
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
We've been told by Diaz's head coaches at SinPro Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Brotha Gracie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz cracks Gracie with a left hook right on the temple and Gracie goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Diaz lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gracie is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kareem Diaz!
A victorious Kareem Diaz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
DFC Asylum 8
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stark cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stark misses with a leg kick. #CL#
Gracie clinches.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie is struggling to control the position.
Stark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#TD#
Gracie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stark regains guard immediately.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Stark blocks nicely.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Stark wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Stark is having none of it.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stark wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie passes to full mount! #T2##SUB#
Stark is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gracie locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Stark is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brotha Gracie!
Brotha Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
DFC Asylum 6
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Pomper just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Pomper as Gracie shoots in.
Pomper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Pomper.
Rob Pomper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotha Gracie.
Pomper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
#CUT#
It looks like Brotha Gracie has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomper looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Pomper moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pomper throws out the jab. #CL2#
Gracie darts in and clinches Pomper up against the cage.
Pomper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Pomper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pomper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Pomper as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie looks winded!
Pomper lands a right hand.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Pomper. #BC#
Pomper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pomper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to clinch but Pomper moves out of range.
Pomper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pomper misses with a body shot.
Pomper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Pomper points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Gracie wakes up just in time to hear Pomper thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Pomper!
Rob Pomper bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
DFC Asylum 3
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD#
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Vrajoli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vrajoli stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Vrajoli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vrajoli trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrajoli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
Gracie is fighting to break Vrajoli's control of his arms but Vrajoli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vrajoli looking to control.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to control but Vrajoli is working from the bottom. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vrajoli looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vrajoli is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie winds up and cracks Vrajoli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Vrajoli tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie trying to control but Vrajoli is having none of it.
Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Vrajoli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vrajoli tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.#T3#
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vrajoli?
#SUB#
Gracie goes for an armbar but Vrajoli turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vrajoli.
Vrajoli trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Vrajoli's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vrajoli is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vrajoli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
#T4#
Vrajoli is stalling in the full guard.
Vrajoli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Vrajoli content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gracie has locked up a guillotine! Gracie's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Vrajoli is holding on here and Gracie must be using up a lot of energy. Vrajoli has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gracie gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brotha Gracie!
A very excited looking Brotha Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
SPFC 15
Date: Aug 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Moro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is nestled in close to Moro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moro is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moro avoid being mounted?
Moro tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Moro is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount. #SUB2#
Moro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Moro is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moro can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Moro keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Moro is having none of it.
Moro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moro because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Moro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moro looks a forlorn figure.
#T2#
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moro because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie looking to control but Moro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie breaks from Moro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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 landing strikes from the mount and Moro is in trouble!
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#ROC#
Moro is rocked!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Moro to control.
Moro is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moro is looking to escape.
Moro seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie drops a big elbow. That's hurt Moro! More shots from Gracie and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brotha Gracie!
Brotha Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
SPFC XII
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Vrajoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vrajoli's corner calls for a 1-2. Vrajoli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Vrajoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vrajoli scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Vrajoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vrajoli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vrajoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Vrajoli.
Vrajoli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vrajoli cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vrajoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vrajoli sprawls and moves away.#T1#
Vrajoli throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Gracie misses its target.
Vrajoli throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Vrajoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Vrajoli.
Vrajoli loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Vrajoli looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vrajoli misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vrajoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Vrajoli just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGracie.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Vrajoli had a free shot at his head there.
Vrajoli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vrajoli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vrajoli, as that shot connected.
Vrajoli scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vrajoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vrajoli scores with a three punch combo!
#T3#
Vrajoli connects with a looping right hand.
Vrajoli lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand. #ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Vrajoli misses the target.
Gracie looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#KD2#
Nice combo by Vrajoli! Oh, that's hurt him - Gracie falls to the canvas and Vrajoli follows him into side control.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to control but Vrajoli postures up.
Vrajoli working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Vrajoli crashes against the mat.
Vrajoli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Vrajoli misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Vrajoli in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie is letting Vrajoli control him for a moment.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T4#
Vrajoli throws a strike aimed at the side of Gracie's head but Gracie avoids it well.
Vrajoli trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vrajoli throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vrajoli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gracie is not content to let Vrajoli control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilir Vrajoli dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vrajoli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Vrajoli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vrajoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrajoli works the jab nicely.
Vrajoli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vrajoli misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1##KD2#
Vrajoli lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gracie sprawling to the canvas. Vrajoli follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is staying active underneath Vrajoli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vrajoli.
Vrajoli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Vrajoli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Vrajoli wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Vrajoli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vrajoli wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it. #T2#
Vrajoli wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Vrajoli is controlling well.
Vrajoli is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vrajoli stalling. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ilir Vrajoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrajoli lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie blocks a jab.
Vrajoli 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.#T3#
Vrajoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Vrajoli avoids it well and moves away.
Vrajoli throws a leg kick
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vrajoli misses with a series of wild punches.
Vrajoli connects with a body shot.
Vrajoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brotha Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vrajoli throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T4#
Vrajoli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vrajoli.
Vrajoli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vrajoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrajoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Vrajoli.
A big right from Vrajoli misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Ilir Vrajoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vrajoli throws out the jab.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
A right-left combo lands from Vrajoli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilir Vrajoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie tried to counter with a leg kick but Vrajoli avoided it.
Vrajoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vrajoli misses the jab.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Vrajoli is quick to defend against it.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Vrajoli lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gracie falls backwards - clearly groggy! Vrajoli dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilir Vrajoli!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Tromp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie is looking for the big counter here.
Tromp loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tromp dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Tromp misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tromp thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tromp.
Tromp misses the jab.#T1#
Tromp throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tromp throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie thinks about the counter body kick.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tromp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tromp is breathing heavily.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tromp.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tromp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunnar Tromp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tromp throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Tromp misses. #T2#
Tromp misses with a looping left.
Tromp throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tromp throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tromp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tromp.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Tromp.
Tromp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T3#
A low kick from Tromp is predictable there #TD2#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Tromp fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T4#
Gracie controlling the position from side mount. #SUB2#
Gracie has hold of Tromp's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tromp tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Tromp screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tromp, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brotha Gracie!
After winning the bout, Brotha Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Hyde tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Hyde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie tries to circle away but Hyde has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Hyde is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Gracie has Hyde pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gracie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hyde tumbling to the mat - Gracie dives into Hyde's guard.
Hyde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hyde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie 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.
Hyde is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hyde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hyde is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hyde wants to clinch#TD2#
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #T2#
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Hyde slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyde throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hyde's guard. Nice move by Gracie!#REVB##T3#
Hyde looking to control but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie fails to move to back control.
Hyde tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hyde stops Gracie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hyde squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hyde knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie works his way to his opponent's back.
Gracie has good solid back control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brotha Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hyde tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie unleashes a big counter combination but Hyde bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hyde moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away #TD2#
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hyde wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hyde holds on and takes a little breather.
Hyde wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him. #T1#
Hyde is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Hyde is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie 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. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hyde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hyde.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Hyde avoids it with no problem.
Willis Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willis Hyde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Hyde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hyde wants to clinch.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hyde tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyde moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGracie.#T3#
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Hyde tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hyde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyde fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Hyde avoids it with no problem.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Hyde fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Gracie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hyde tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brotha Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Hyde tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hyde moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyde.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hyde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie throws a fast counter high kick but Hyde manages to duck under it in time.
Hyde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyde.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hyde tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Hyde tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Hyde looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Hyde persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Hyde wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a counter combo.
Hyde doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Hyde wants to clinch.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hyde tries to clinch up.
Gracie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hyde doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Hyde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hyde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hyde with a body shot.
Hyde wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hyde wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie is looking for the big counter here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brotha Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brotha Gracie!
Our winner, Brotha Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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