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Event:
FARTMMA 121
Date: Oct 17, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hill misses with a wild body shot. Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie. Hill misses with a looping right. Gracie takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses. Hill misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely. Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into range. Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gracie throws a one two combo.
#CUT2#It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut. Hill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it. Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away. A left lands for Gracie.#ROC2#Hill is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice jab there from Hill. Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hill moves out of range as Gracie strikes. Hill seems to have got his legs back now. Gracie looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well. Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target. Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A little feinted left hand from Hill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Hill tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hill feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1# Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a straight right. Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot. Gracie slips a straight right by Hill. Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie. The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gracie is looking to clinch. Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Gracie misses with a body shot.
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Gracie throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gracie has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target. Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range. Hill loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Hill. Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Hill misses with a looping left. Hill throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Hill digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL# Hill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie. A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land. Gracie lands an uppercut. Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD2# Gracie gets control of Hill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Hill sitting in guard, not really doing much. Gracie working a defensive guard here.
#T3##SUB2# Gracie working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
Gracie seems keen to control Hill's posture. Hill sitting in guard here, content to control. Gracie seems keen to control Hill's posture.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2# Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hill uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hill's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Hill trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it. Hill is working hard here to advance position. Hill is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Gracie will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2# Hill is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem. Hill lands a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet. Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy. Jab by Gracie. Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab. Hill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hill tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hill misses the jab. Gabriel Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup. Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill. Hill lands an overhand right. Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing. Gracie looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range. A jab from Gracie does it's job there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gracie digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.#TD2# Gracie shoots in and bounces Hill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Gracie postures up.
#T1# Gracie wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position. Hill is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture. #SUB# Gracie lying in Hill's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Hill decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Gracie taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darrel Hill! After winning the bout, Darrel Hill 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:
FARTMMA 115
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL# River forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches. River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD# River has picked Gracie up - he's going for a ride! River dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. River lands a nice short elbow. Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2# Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. River sitting and controlling from the half guard. Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard. River is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position. Still in half guard, River seems content to control.#T1# River prevents Gracie from improving his position. River 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. River thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head. River 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. #SUB# River is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2# Gracie looking for submissions off his back. Gracie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. River is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2# Gracie actively working from the bottom here. Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2# River avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
River 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. Gracie seems keen to control River's posture. River controls the pace of the fight for a moment. River loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. River landing some decent shots from guard. Gracie controls River momentarily but River frees himself. #T3# Gracie keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully. Gracie wants to control the position but River says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #SUB2# Gracie actively working from the bottom here. River working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie trying to control but River postures up.
River seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. We've been informed that Gracie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. River landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Gracie wants to improve his position but River is controlling well.
Gracie trying to hold on to River's head to control him but River postures up.
#T4# Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done. River postures up.
#SUB2# Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2# Gracie looking for a guillotine here but River defends easily.
River keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Gracie keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert River 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# Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from River. Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
River slips under a jab from Gracie. River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River misses with a low kick.
River shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily. River avoids the body shot from Gracie.
#TD# Gracie gets caught flat footed, as River shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Gracie wants to sweep here but River controlling him for the moment. #SUB2# Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2# Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gracie wants to sweep here but River controlling him for the moment. River trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. #T1# River lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2# Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and River defends well. River is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2# River avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
River is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2# Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T2# Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. River wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. River working some strikes from top position. River sitting in guard, not really doing much. River chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2# Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. River defends it easily.#SUB2# Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. River defends it easily. River trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2# Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
River wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. #SUB2# Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
River wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?#SUB2# 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! River has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks River's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Gracie! After the big win, Gabriel Gracie made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MKFC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
FARTMMA 109
Date: Jul 25, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siam moves away.#CL2# Siam gets a clinch. Nice body punch from Siam. #BC# Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie cracks Siam with a right hand to the side of the head. Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gabriel Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gracie lands with a straight right. Siam didn't see that one coming. Siam is looking to clinch. Siam 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.#TD2# Siam darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Siam working Gracie over with strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Siam takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Siam trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom. #SUB# Gracie actively working from the bottom here. Siam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1# Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Gracie is looking for a sweep. Siam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Siam controlling the action here. Siam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Siam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Gracie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Siam with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2# Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Siam trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it. Siam trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom. Siam trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Siam uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie. Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Siam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Siam breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow. Gracie gets back to half guard.#T3# Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Siam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Siam's back! Gracie throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. #SUB# Siam showing good submission defense here.
Gracie wants to control but Siam is keeping busy. Siam tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Siam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB# Gracie has hold of Siam's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Siam manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Siam can't escape the position.
Gracie tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment. Siam tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.#T4# Siam has given up his back. Will we see Gracie going for some submissions?
#SUB# Siam is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gracie gets his hands free as Siam looks to control. Siam breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB# Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Siam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Siam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Siam lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Siam working some strikes from top position. Gracie is trying to hold Siam in close to prevent damage but Siam has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan Siam dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Siam tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2# Siam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Siam showed some decent athleticism there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Siam is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Siam 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. Siam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Siam lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB# Gracie looking for submissions off his back. Siam throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Siam passes to full mount! Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#T1# Siam working Gracie over with strikes here. Siam is in the full mount, landing strikes. Siam landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble! Siam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape. Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Siam punishing his opponent with strikes. Siam with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there. Gracie wants to hold on but Siam pushes him away. Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Siam lands with some strikes.#ROC2#Gracie is rocked! Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Siam lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#CUT2#It looks like Gabriel Gracie has been cut. Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Siam has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work. Siam 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. Siam perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Gracie seems to have got his legs back now. Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Siam scores with a couple of nice shots. Siam scoring with strikes to the body and head. Siam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB2# Siam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T3##SUB2# Siam is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well. Gracie wants to get back to full guard. Siam seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Chan Siam has got the better of the ground game so far. Gracie wants to control but Siam is keeping busy.
Siam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #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 wants to control but Siam is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB# Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Siam trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom. #SUB2# Siam 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 Siam. Siam slows the pace down in half guard. Siam frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan Siam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Gabriel Gracie's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Siam moves away from the strike by Gracie. Siam steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gracie. Gracie connects with the punch. Gracie looks to land a right hand but Siam moved out of range. Siam wants to counter with a clinch but Gracie pushes him away. Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie jabs at Siam's body. Siam throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.#CL# Gracie closes the distance and clinches. Siam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head. A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie. Gracie is trying to push Siam away but Siam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siam. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC# Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Siam moves away from the strike by Gracie. Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Siam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.#T1# Siam tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance. Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD2# Siam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB2# Siam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Check out the look on Siam's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
I wouldn't like to be where Gracie is right now. Gracie can't do much from the bottom here. Siam working the body and head with strikes. #T2# Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SUB2# Siam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Siam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Siam taking a breather here. Siam landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. This has been an exciting period of action! Siam working the body and head with strikes. Siam cracks Gracie with an elbow. That is naaassty. You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Gracie is not content to let Siam control the position. Chan Siam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3# Siam just content to control the position. Gracie wants to control but Siam postures up. Gracie trying to remain calm as Siam controls from the top position. Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Siam off and has taken his back! Gracie is riding his opponent, not letting Siam buck him off. #SUB# Gracie looking for the choke but no joy. #T4# 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 doesn't have the hooks in and Siam manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Siam from controlling successfully. Siam postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
#REVR# Siam wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment. Siam trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control but Siam is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Chan Siam. I've got Siam 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chan Siam! Chan Siam spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
FARTMMA 103
Date: Jun 12, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Gabriel Gracie has been cut. Gracie scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#It looks like John Lee has been cut. Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Lee walks into a jab. Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Lee shoots in. Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively. Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee. Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie. Lee misses with a double jab
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here. A head kick by Lee misses and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body. Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC2#Lee is rocked! Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1##TD# Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee. Gracie is looking for a sweep. Lee is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Lee working the head and body with strikes. #T2# Lee is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard. Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB# The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lee wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment. Lee 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. Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Gracie is still trying to improve position. Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB# Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB# Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well. Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3# Lee 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. Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR# Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots. Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Natty Vincere. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB2# Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Lee is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #SUB2# Gracie working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
#SUB2# Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4# Lee scoring with some ground and pound. Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2# Gracie looking for subs off his back but Lee has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. 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 John Lee will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Nice shot lands for Gracie. Gabriel Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Lee wants to clinch. Lee feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range. Lee tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body. John Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gracie looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. 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 works Lee's body with a nice hook. Lee tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT2#John Lee's cut is getting worse. Gracie with a nice cross. Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1# Gracie drops Lee with a big left hand! Lee is injured, injured bad! Gracie jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Gracie! Gabriel Gracie managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
FARTMMA 97
Date: May 02, 2020 |
#R1##TD2# Gracie gets caught flat footed, as McKraken shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McKraken throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR# The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but McKraken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2# McKraken has his feet on Gracie's thighs here. He's pushed Gracie off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gracie screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gemechu McKraken! Gemechu McKraken bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
FARTMMA 91
Date: Mar 28, 2020 |
#R1# Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawler's head backwards. Crawler walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie. Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Gabriel Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A punch combination from Gracie misses. Gracie misses with an uppercut. Crawler saw that one coming. Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Crawler tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range. Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. 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.
Crawler wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance. As Crawler backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but Crawler manages to avoid it all. Gracie throws the left hand but Crawler avoids the punch easily. Gracie misses the jab. Gracie wants to clinch. Crawler is looking to counter the offense by Gracie and move into the clinch. Crawler takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T1# Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gracie throws a body shot but no joy. A little feinted left hand from Crawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Gracie cracks Crawler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Crawler lands a jab to the head.
Gracie lands an overhand right. Gracie scores with a nice strike. Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot. Gracie works Crawler's body with a nice hook.#CL# Crawler moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
A short right from Gracie on the inside. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice right hand lands inside from Crawler. Crawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2# With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow. #BC2# Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawler swats him away and circles back towards the center. Crawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie. Crawler darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gracie scores with a jab. Crawler acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Crawler scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Gracie cracks Crawler with a good jab. Crawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily enabling Crawler to counter with a crisp jab. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
#CL# and Crawler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land. Gracie working aggressively here.
#T3# A short uppercut from Crawler. Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2# Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie swings for the body but Crawler moves out of range.
Night Crawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gracie misses with a body shot.
Crawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CUT# It looks like Gabriel Gracie has been cut. Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crawler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Crawler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Crawler misses with a straight right. A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target. Gracie throws a big shot that misses.#T4# Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab. Gracie wants to clinch but Crawler slips to the side and Crawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Crawler. Crawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2# Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Crawler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2# Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Crawler pulls Gracie in to control the position. Gracie stands and throws Crawler's legs to the side, diving into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gracie dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gabriel Gracie's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawler. Gracie misses with a combination
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut. Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Crawler misses with a looping left. Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Crawler is looking to counter punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fight stays on the outside here - Crawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Crawler connects with a single shot there.#T1##CL# Crawler moves into the clinch. Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawler backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Crawler. Gracie gets through Crawler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Crawler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Crawler. Gracie looking to slow down the pace here. Night Crawler has scored more points in the clinch so far. A quick uppercut on the inside from Crawler. Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Crawler's head. Crawler prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch. Crawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawler. Crawler blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Crawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Crawler lands with a short head shot on the inside. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gracie takes a shot to the head. #T2# Crawler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawler gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Crawler misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow. #BC2# Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Crawler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Crawler keeps the fight on the outside. Crawler is looking to counter punch.#CL# Crawler clinches. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie. Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off. #CUT# That has opened up Gabriel Gracie's cut even more. Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Crawler. Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut. Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawler.
#T3# Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Crawler's head. Crawler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not. Gracie is breathing heavily. Crawler lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT# The cut above Gabriel Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawler. Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawler throws an elbow that misses.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top. Crawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Crawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses. Crawler lands a nice shot to the body. Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Crawler misses with an elbow over the top. Crawler can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead. Crawler lands with a left to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gracie blocks a body shot from Crawler. Crawler digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected. Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Crawler digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank. #T4# Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow. Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Crawler, against the cage.
Crawler scores with a nice hook to the head. Gracie prevents a body shot from Crawler. Crawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Night Crawler! Night Crawler retains his featherweight title!
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Event:
FARTMMA 85
Date: Feb 22, 2020 |
#R1# A swing and a miss from Gracie. Knox thuds a left hand into Gracie's body. Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knox defends it nicely. Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Knox throws a body shot but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2# Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Gracie is still trying to improve position. Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Knox pulls Gracie in to control the position. #T1# Gracie trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom. Knox wants to sweep but no luck. Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2# Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard. Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy. Knox pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage. Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Gracie advances to half guard. #SUB2# Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knox sees it coming and defends easily. Knox wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
#T2##SUB2# Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Knox defends the submission attempt.#SUB2# Knox is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Knox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Knox wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment. Knox has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage. Knox trying to control the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving. Knox wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment. #T3# Knox trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Knox holds on and takes a little breather. Gracie won't allow Knox to sweep him here. Knox managing to control the position. Gracie postures up.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet. Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard. Gracie trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4# Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.#ROC2# Knox is rocked! Gracie swinging wildly here.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target. Gracie throws a combination that misses and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie. A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick. Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gracie dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Gracie cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD2# Gracie closes the distance looking for a takedown. Knox stuffs it but Gracie still has hold of him. Gracie picks Knox up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Gracie slams Knox to the floor and that's really hurt Knox - he doesn't know where he is! Gracie throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Gracie! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gabriel Gracie made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
FARTMMA 81: Awakenings
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1# Jan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie. 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.
Jan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gracie defends well and Jan ends up having to push Gracie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD2# Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jan!#SUB2# Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jan has escaped the position, nice work there. Jan is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it. Jan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2# Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jan has escaped the position, nice work there. Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Jan is not content to let Gracie control the position. #SUB2# Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1# Jan is looking for a sweep. Jan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London MMA Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Gracie wants to control but Jan is keeping him busy. Gracie taking a breather here. #SUB2# Gracie is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jan is trying to escape and Gracie transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gracie! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Gracie! Gabriel Gracie made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Event:
FARTMMA 77
Date: Dec 28, 2019 |
#R1# Jab, jab by Drought - just one landing. Drought throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.#CL2# Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Drought.#BC# Drought breaks the clinch.
Drought swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.#TD2# Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2# Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Drought defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Drought is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Gracie! Gabriel Gracie took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dark Knight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight. The defeated Randy Drought had this to say: 'Not the results i wanted. Very disappointed. '.
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Event:
FARTMMA 74
Date: Dec 04, 2019 |
#R1# Good leg kick by Caulfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caulfield looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Caulfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Caulfield is looking for the big counter here. Gracie lands with a shot to the body. Caulfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caulfield throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot. Caulfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Caulfield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caulfield slips a straight right by 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.#CL# Gracie takes the fight into the clinch. Caulfield looking to stall.
#BC2# Caulfield breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Caulfield misses. Caulfield jabs at Gracie's body. Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. This has been an exciting period of action! Caulfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Caulfield tries to clinch up. Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Caulfield connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off. Gracie walks into a jab.#T1# Caulfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.#TD# Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Caulfield was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard. Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Caulfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB# Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Caulfield slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.#REVB##SUB# Caulfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB# Caulfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Caulfield wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2##SUB# Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Caulfield from standing up. #SU2# Caulfield gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Caulfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Caulfield scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CL# Gracie closes the distance and clinches. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Caulfield throws a head punch that misses. Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caulfield smiles and moves away.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Caulfield slips the punch. Gracie misses with a body shot.
Caulfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.#T3# Caulfield throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily. Nice defenses there by Gracie. Caulfield takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Caulfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Caulfield slips under a jab from Gracie. Caulfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Caulfield connects with a crisp jab. Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Caulfield does a little dance to reset his feet. Caulfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie. Gracie connects with the punch. A big left from Gracie misses. Caulfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caulfield wants to clinch. Caulfield throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily. #T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Caulfield lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Caulfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie. Caulfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caulfield misses with a looping left. Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Caulfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab. Holden Caulfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Caulfield wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance. Caulfield blocks a jab. Nice uppercut lands for Caulfield. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Good leg kick by Caulfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Caulfield. An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target. Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Caulfield moves out of range of the strikes. Gracie misses with a hook. Caulfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head. Caulfield tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it. Caulfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Caulfield's head. Gracie stuns Caulfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Holden Caulfield 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. #R2# Caulfield lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily. Caulfield throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely. Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Caulfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie. Caulfield throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off. A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Gracie misses the body punch enabling Caulfield to counter with a crisp jab. Caulfield misses with a double jab.
A big left from Gracie misses. Caulfield stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken. Holden Caulfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A combination from Caulfield does no damage. Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caulfield. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caulfield! But no joy. Caulfield walks into a straight right hand from Gracie. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A big left from Gracie misses. The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Despite the aggression on Caulfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Caulfield.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot. Caulfield throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely. Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T1# Gracie lands with a straight right. Caulfield didn't see that one coming. Gracie misses the shot to the body. Holden Caulfield seems to be getting the better of the standup. No joy there for Caulfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caulfield. A good leg kick by Caulfield. An inside leg kick lands from Caulfield. A combination from Caulfield does no damage. Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Caulfield.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab. Gracie misses with a straight right. Gracie moves out of range of the body kick. Gracie throws a jab when Caulfield was well out of range. Caulfield cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head. Caulfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caulfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Caulfield 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 a right and a left that Caulfield avoids nicely. Caulfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Caulfield moved out of range.#T2# Gracie throws a body punch but Caulfield moves out of range. Caulfield is looking to clinch. Left hook, right uppercut from Caulfield. Caulfield lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Caulfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center. Gracie misses with a looping left. Caulfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gracie misses with a left hand and Caulfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Caulfield misses with a two punch combination.
Caulfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A big left from Gracie misses. Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie. Caulfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie. Caulfield works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination. Caulfield feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down. Caulfield lands the left hand. Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Caulfield's belly button to the back. Holden Caulfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Caulfield tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range. #T3##KD# Oooooh!!! Gracie has knocked Caulfield down with a huge combo! Gracie steps away and waves a wobbly Caulfield back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC# Caulfield is rocked!#TD# Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Caulfield is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him? Caulfield is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea. Caulfield can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB# Gracie is working for a kimura but Caulfield is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Caulfield pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB# Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Caulfield is defending well.
Gracie stops Caulfield from getting back to his feet.
Caulfield seems to have recovered his senses. Caulfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Caulfield wants to get back to his feet. Gracie trying to control from half guard but Caulfield is working away. #SUB# Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Caulfield defends the submission attempt.#T4# Caulfield tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #ES2# Caulfield manages to escape and get back to his feet! A combination from Caulfield does no damage. Gracie throws a hook to the side of Caulfield's head but Caulfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gracie takes one on the button. Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Gracie throws a big shot that misses. Caulfield slips under a jab. Caulfield is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Caulfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A lazy body kick from Caulfield and Gracie counters with a two punch combo. Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caulfield circles away quickly and effectively. Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Gabriel 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# Caulfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target. Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Caulfield scores with a punch to the head. Gracie staying out of range there. Caulfield 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caulfield. Caulfield scores with a nice head shot. Caulfield misses with a few strikes there.
Caulfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Caulfield throws a right and a left that both miss. Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gracie lands with a shot to the body. Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Caulfield. Caulfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caulfield throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely. Caulfield is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs. Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Caulfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1# Gracie scores with a decent looking hook. Gracie walks into a jab. Caulfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie. Gracie looks to clinch and Caulfield counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie. #CL# Caulfield tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD# Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #ES2# Caulfield pushes Gracie off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Caulfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caulfield. Caulfield moves out of range as Gracie strikes. Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caulfield pinned against the cage. Caulfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. 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.#T2# Caulfield ducks under a wild hook from Gracie. Caulfield tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range. Caulfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie. #TD# Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Gracie pushing down on Caulfield's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Gracie throwing shots but Caulfield is blocking nicely. Caulfield tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB# Caulfield is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Caulfield wants to get back to his feet.#SUB# Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Caulfield defends the submission attempt.#T3# Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Caulfield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Gracie wants to pass to mount but Caulfield is defending the position. #ES2# Caulfield kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet. 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. Caulfield cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head. Caulfield closes the distance and lands a one-two. Caulfield throws a nice inside leg kick. Gracie is looking to clinch but Caulfield is avoiding it.
Caulfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2# Caulfield clinches up against the cage. Gracie keeps control of Caulfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caulfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Caulfield into the cage. Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Caulfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4# Caulfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Caulfield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Caulfield is defending well. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caulfield up against the cage. Caulfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. 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 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC# Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caulfield paws at him with a jab and circles away. Caulfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Caulfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie fails with the takedown. Caulfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Caulfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that's the end of the fight! Holden Caulfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Caulfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Caulfield!
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Event:
FARTMMA 70
Date: Nov 09, 2019 |
#R1# Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.#CL2# Terrell tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch. Gracie lands a right hand. Gracie has Terrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Terrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Gracie prevents Terrell from breaking the clinch. Terrell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Terrell is trying to break free. The referee calls for Gracie to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A frustrated look appears on Terrell's face as he tries to break the clinch. Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phillip Terrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie.#BC# Terrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terrell takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1# Terrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Terrell. Terrell circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell. Terrell throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely. Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Terrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Terrell tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terrell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Terrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie. Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Terrell ducks down to avoid it. Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Terrell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Phillip Terrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2# Terrell stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet. Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Terrell is looking to score with low kicks. Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Terrell counters with a leg kick. Crunch! Terrell slams his shin into Gracie's torso. Gracie lands an overhand right. A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Terrell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses. Terrell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. We've been told by Terrell's head coaches at Smitty's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.#T3# Terrell takes a body punch but keeps moving. Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a hook but Terrell blocks it. Gracie checks a low kick from Terrell. Terrell motions for Gracie to come forward. Terrell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Terrell counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check. Gracie misses with a combination
and Terrell counters with a nice kick to the body. Terrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gabriel Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gracie misses with a left hand and Terrell counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A punch combination from Gracie misses. As Gracie backs away, Terrell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Terrell tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
#T4# Gracie missing with a left hand there. Terrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Gracie connects with a body shot. 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! Terrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terrell paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terrell. Gracie tries to clinch there but Terrell circles away.
Terrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terrell sees it coming and avoids it easily. Terrell throws a quick counter head kick but Gracie was just out of range. A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target. #TD2# Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Terrell's guard.#SUB2# Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Terrell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Terrell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Terrell! #REVR# Gracie sneaks back into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Gracie will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Terrell counters with a slapping leg kick. Both fighters circling a little - Terrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Phillip Terrell is winning the standup battle so far. Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time. Terrell avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Terrell throws a quick inside leg kick. Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Terrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Gracie wants to clinch.#T1# Gracie checks a leg kick. Terrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Terrell's head. Terrell tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Terrell. Terrell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Terrell is looking to score with low kicks. Terrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab. Terrell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie swings for the body but Terrell moves out of range.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Terrell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Gracie misses with a right hand and Terrell counters with a nice leg kick. Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Terrell is just out of range. Terrell throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Terrell only half commits. #T2##CL2# Gracie clinches up against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land. Gracie fails to pull guard.
Phillip Terrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie. Terrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie trying to stall but Terrell improves his position.
Gracie is trying to drag Terrell to the mat but Terrell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Terrell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Terrell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Terrell. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Terrell thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side. Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.#T3# A leg kick checked by Gracie. It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Terrell misses with a low kick. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Terrell scores with a push kick. Gracie misses with a straight right. Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it. A head kick misses from Terrell. Terrell throws a leg kick and Terrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrell moves away. Terrell half committed to a counter leg kick. Gracie scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Gracie feints the counter takedown. Jab by Gracie. Gracie misses the jab. Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Terrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T4# Terrell throws a nice head kick!
Gracie tries to clinch up but Terrell circles away and keeps his distance. Terrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gracie dives in and grabs Terrell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Terrell pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out. Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Gracie is breathing heavily. Terrell slips a straight right by Gracie. Terrell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Gracie tries for a takedown but Terrell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Terrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Terrell counters with an inside leg kick. Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat. And Terrell counters with a quick kick to the body but Gracie blocks it. 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 Phillip Terrell will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# Gracie avoids the head kick by Terrell.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely. Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell. Gracie connects with a single shot there. Terrell throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range. Terrell throws a head kick that misses. Gracie checks a low kick from Terrell. Terrell tries to land a body kick and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand! Terrell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A big right from Gracie misses. Terrell thinks about countering with a head kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover. Terrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1# Terrell throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away. Terrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Terrell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrell.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terrell. Terrell misses with a low kick.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Terrell leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD2# Terrell tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard. Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2# Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Terrell is holding on for dear life with his legs. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Terrell reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard. Terrell wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. Terrell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2# Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T3# Terrell trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. #SUB2# Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Terrell defends well.#SUB2# Gracie working for a triangle but Terrell defends it easily.
#SUB2# Gracie working for a triangle but Terrell defends it easily.
#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Gracie keeping full guard, as Terrell tries to pass. Gabriel Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far. Gracie looking to control but Terrell passes into half guard.
Gracie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2# Gracie has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Terrell escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Terrell! You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Terrell controls the position.
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 Phillip Terrell. I think Terrell 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell! After the fight, Phillip Terrell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
FARTMMA 62
Date: Sep 21, 2019 |
#R1# Heimo throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range. Heimo throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Heimo. Heimo swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Heimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Heimo slips the punch. Gracie misses with a looping left. Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body and Heimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gracie catches Heimo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Heimo blocks a jab. Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heimo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Heimo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Heimo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Heimo misses its target.#CL2# Gracie forces Heimo back against the cage and clinches. This has been an exciting period of action! Heimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#T1# Heimo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Heimo misses with the head strike.
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. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimo as Gracie tries to tie him up. A right hook to the body lands for Heimo.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head. Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heimo smiles and moves away.
Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie. Heimo scores with a jab to the body. Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Heimo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heimo with a nice cross. Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimo manages to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet. Heimo is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs. #T2# Heimo misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back. Heimo misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimo moves away from the strike by Gracie. #TD2# Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard. Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Heimo. Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Heimo keeps moving. Gracie being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2# Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Heimo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.#REVR# Heimo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. #T3# Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heimo's guard. #REVB# Gracie throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2# Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Heimo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Heimo has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR# Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Heimo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there! Heimo wants to stand but Gracie is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie tries to reverse the position but Heimo maintains control.#T4# Gracie is still trying to improve position. Heimo controlling the pace for now. Gracie is looking to get to half guard.#SUB# Heimo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt. Gracie struggling a bit here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Heimo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Gracie misses with a takedown attempt and Heimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heimo to score with a decent uppercut. Heimo stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Heimo throws a body shot but no joy. Gracie staying out of range there. Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aleksi Heimo is winning the standup battle so far. Heimo cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head. Heimo misses with a wild body shot. Heimo misses with a shot to the body and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Heimo. This has been an exciting period of action! Some wild striking there from Heimo.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Heimo circles away easily and Heimo counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1# Heimo connects with a nice looking jab.
Heimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around? Gracie misses with a combination
and Heimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Heimo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Heimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie. Jab from Heimo. Heimo swings and misses with a shot to the body and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Gracie checks a leg kick. Heimo ducks under a wild hook from Gracie. Heimo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie. Heimo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Heimo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heimo scrambles back to his feet. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Heimo. Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heimo throws a body shot but no joy. Gracie tries to clinch but Heimo moves away and Heimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking. Gracie misses the shot to the body. Heimo jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance. Heimo looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely. Heimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Heimo throws a shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time. Heimo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Heimo gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage. Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket. Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimo is just out of range.#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!#T3##SUB2# Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Gracie is breathing heavily. Heimo is trying to improve his position.#SUB2# Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Heimo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Gracie wants to improve his position but Heimo is controlling well.
Heimo wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy. #T4# Heimo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Heimo is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB# Heimo wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2# Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB# Heimo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Heimo works his foot free and advances to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Heimo lands a body shot.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Heimo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Heimo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy. Heimo lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heimo. Gracie looks for a takedown but Heimo sprawls well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimo lands a nice shot to the body.
Heimo jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance. Heimo misses with the combination.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1# Gracie swings for the body but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo moves into range and connects with a jab. Gracie tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range. Heimo thinks about countering with a body kick. Heimo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Heimo digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Heimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking. Nice uppercut there from Heimo. Heimo misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Gracie counter with a right hand. Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Heimo lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T2# 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.
Gracie lands with a hook. Heimo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Heimo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Heimo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heimo stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimo is just out of range. Heimo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Heimo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimo. Heimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Heimo looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range. Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimo. Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Heimo. Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3# Heimo throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it. Aleksi Heimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A punch combination from Heimo misses. Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aleksi Heimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Heimo cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A swing and a miss from Heimo. Gracie throws a body shot but no joy. Heimo is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Heimo scores with a decent looking hook. Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Heimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away. Heimo misses with an uppercut
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gracie tries to clinch up. Jab, jab by Heimo - just one landing. #T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab. Gracie misses with a straight right. Heimo dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut! Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Heimo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Heimo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie. Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heimo takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses. Heimo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie. Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie. Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight! Aleksi Heimo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Heimo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksi Heimo! A victorious Aleksi Heimo 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:
FARTMMA 56
Date: Aug 15, 2019 |
#R1# Gracie lands a nice hook to Strdoza's body. Strdoza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. 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 has his takedown stuffed and Strdoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD# Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB# Strdoza is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
#SUB# Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB# Gracie is looking for a kimura but Strdoza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Strdoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Strdoza pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Strdoza tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB# Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Strdoza is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1##SUB# Gracie is working for a kimura but Strdoza is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB# Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Strdoza is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold. #SUB# Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB# Gracie is working for a kimura but Strdoza is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strdoza's head. #SUB2# Strdoza actively working from the bottom here.#SUB# Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB# Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2# Strdoza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily. Gracie slows the pace down in half guard. #T3# Strdoza wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
#SUB# Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Strdoza sees it coming and defends easily. Strdoza wants to get back to full guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie trying to control the action but Strdoza is working from the bottom. #SUB# Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2# Strdoza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily. #T4# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Strdoza wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Strdoza tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB# Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Strdoza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB# Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Strdoza sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB# Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Strdoza defends the submission attempt. Strdoza is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Strdoza won't allow it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Strdoza tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB# Gracie maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Strdoza could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gracie has cracked it and Strdoza is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Gracie! Gabriel Gracie managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dark Knight Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
FARTMMA 49
Date: Jul 13, 2019 |
#R1# Gracie fails with the takedown. Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Backman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Backman.
Backman looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well. Nice sprawl there from Backman as Gracie shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Backman ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie. Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Backman slips the punch. Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. No joy there for Backman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Backman gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage. Gracie has his takedown stuffed and Backman counters with a left to the body. Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Backman.
George Backman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1# A slow jab from Backman misses its intended target. Nice cross by Backman. Backman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Backman jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL# Backman tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch. Gracie keeps control of Backman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Gracie has Backman pressed against the cage.
Backman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie. Backman prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2# Backman leaning his opponent against the cage. Backman wants to break free but Gracie has control.
#TD# Gracie has Backman 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 Backman tumbling to the mat - Gracie dives into Backman's guard.#SUB# Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB# Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. 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! Backman being controlled here, momentarily. Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T3##SUB# Gracie has an Americana. Backman didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gabriel Gracie! After the big win, Gabriel Gracie made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 26, 2018 |
#R1# This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.#ROC2# Baxter is rocked!#CUT2# It looks like Hugh Baxter has been cut. Crack! Gracie connects with the perfect overhand right and Baxter falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Gracie!
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