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Event:
Sunrise 5: New Year Rising
Date: Dec 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Chang thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chang staying out of range there.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chang scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie misses with a left hand
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Gracie is rocked!
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Chang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Chang.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chang stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chang is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chang cracks Gracie with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Gracie is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Gracie is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Gracie could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ching Chang!
Ching Chang made sure to mention his sponsor, BANZAI NUTRITION in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Veainu shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Veainu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Veainu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Veainu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Veainu counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Gracie!
Veainu works his foot free and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Veainu is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Veainu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Veainu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Veainu loaded up on that one.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veainu on the ground.
Veainu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Veainu loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Veainu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu controlling his opponent.
Veainu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
Gracie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Veainu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Veainu loaded up on that one.
Veainu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Veainu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Veainu controlling from mount.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound.
Veainu looking to ground and pound but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Veainu controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie tries to buck Veainu off but Veainu takes his back! #T2##SUB2#
Veainu looking to break Gracie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gracie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Veainu will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Veainu trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gracie doesn't escape.
It looks like Veainu might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gracie avoids the strikes from Veainu.
Veainu missing with strikes. #SUB2#
Veainu sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Gracie taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Siale Veainu! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Fukado tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Fukado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
#CL2#
and Fukado counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD2#
Fukado is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gracie can't fight it off and eventually Fukado manages to take the fight to the floor. Gracie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fukado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fukado throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Fukado from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukado content to stall in guard here.
Fukado is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him. #T1#
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Fukado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fukado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fukado sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Fukado clinches. #TD2#
Fukado gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie's coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Fukado content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fukado tries to stand and escape but Gracie is controlling the position.
Well, if Fukado is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB2#
Fukado is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Fukado is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T2##SUB2#
Fukado is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Fukado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fukado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Fukado is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Fukado controlling the pace. #T3#
Let's hope that Fukado has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gracie tries to kick Fukado off but Fukado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fukado is controlling the pace.
Fukado passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fukado controlling from mount. #T4#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Fukado.
Fukado connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fukado landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble! #SUB2#
Fukado working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gracie looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Fukado! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryota Fukado! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Estrada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gracie misses with a hook. Estrada ducked under it nicely.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Estrada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Estrada ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Estrada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Estrada should have avoided that one.
Estrada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Estrada tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estrada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Estrada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.#T1#
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Estrada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Estrada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Estrada misses with a wild combination.
We've been told by Gracie's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gracie cracks Estrada with an open hand slap.
Gracie cracks Estrada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Estrada lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Estrada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Estrada moves away and avoids it.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Estrada.
Estrada throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Estrada with an uppercut!#T2#
Estrada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Estrada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Estrada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Estrada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie misses the jab.
Estrada works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie throws a jab when Estrada was well out of range.
Estrada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Estrada does no damage.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Estrada ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Estrada misses with a wild body shot.
Estrada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Estrada is looking to clinch. #T3#
Estrada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Estrada.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Estrada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Estrada swinging wildly here.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie throws the left hand but Estrada avoids the punch easily.
Estrada misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Estrada moved out of range nicely.
Estrada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie cracks Estrada with a good jab.
Estrada tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Estrada throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Estrada misses with a straight right.
Estrada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estrada staying out of range there.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Estrada lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#T4#
Estrada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Estrada throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Estrada slips a straight right by Gracie.
Estrada throws a counter combo.
Efim Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Estrada.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Estrada doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Estrada.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Estrada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Estrada slips a straight right by Gracie.
Estrada misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Estrada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Estrada tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Efim Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Estrada tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Estrada throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Estrada walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Estrada counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Estrada fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Estrada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Estrada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Estrada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Estrada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.#ROC#Estrada is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Estrada is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Efim Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Estrada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T1#
Estrada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaleb Estrada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie steps in with a hook that catches Estrada right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gracie follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Estrada looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efim Gracie!
An intense looking Efim Gracie took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Lets gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Gracie looks to throw the jab but De Cremonesi is out of range.
De Cremonesi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Cremonesi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Cremonesi throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
De Cremonesi slips under a jab from Gracie.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Cremonesi throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
De Cremonesi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie lands with a straight right. De Cremonesi didn't see that one coming.
Gracie throws a hook but De Cremonesi blocks it.
Gracie throws the left hand but De Cremonesi avoids the punch easily.
De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi with the inside leg kick.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. De Cremonesi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Cremonesi! But no joy.
De Cremonesi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Cremonesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
De Cremonesi lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.#T1#
De Cremonesi slips a straight right by Gracie.
And De Cremonesi responds with a good body kick, but Gracie manages to step out the way in time.
Gracie moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
Gracie misses the jab.
De Cremonesi scores with a jab to the body.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and De Cremonesi counters with a straight right hand.
De Cremonesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Cremonesi throws a good cross that connects.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Cremonesi looks winded!
De Cremonesi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Cremonesi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
De Cremonesi misses the shot to the body.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Efim Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but De Cremonesi slips the punch.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Cremonesi.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and De Cremonesi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
De Cremonesi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but De Cremonesi moved out of range nicely.
De Cremonesi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
De Cremonesi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
De Cremonesi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
De Cremonesi moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on De Cremonesi's shoulder, as De Cremonesi tries to avoid the shot.
De Cremonesi throws a one two combo.
De Cremonesi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Cremonesi slips under a jab from Gracie.
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but De Cremonesi moved out of range nicely.
De Cremonesi thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
De Cremonesi scores with a head kick.
De Cremonesi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
De Cremonesi connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Cremonesi.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. De Cremonesi moves away and avoids it.
De Cremonesi slips under a jab.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Cremonesi.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
letting De Cremonesi counter with a right hand.
De Cremonesi scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and De Cremonesi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
De Cremonesi thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
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 takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Cremonesi.#T4#
De Cremonesi missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Cremonesi in his tracks.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but De Cremonesi ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from De Cremonesi misses.
Gracie misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
De Cremonesi moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. De Cremonesi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but De Cremonesi moved out of range.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but De Cremonesi ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi connects with a body shot.
De Cremonesi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Cremonesi slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko De Cremonesi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
De Cremonesi works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Cremonesi blocks a jab.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Cremonesi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Cremonesi scores with a nice strike.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Cremonesi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Cremonesi moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. De Cremonesi saw that one coming.
De Cremonesi misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Cremonesi defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
De Cremonesi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
A big left from Gracie misses.
De Cremonesi slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
De Cremonesi digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
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!
De Cremonesi slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on De Cremonesi's shoulder, as De Cremonesi tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and De Cremonesi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
De Cremonesi defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a hook but De Cremonesi blocks it.
De Cremonesi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Cremonesi.
Gracie catches De Cremonesi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of De Cremonesi's head but De Cremonesi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Cremonesi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but De Cremonesi is out of range.
Jab from De Cremonesi.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Cremonesi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
De Cremonesi moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Cremonesi throws out the jab. #T2#
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a looping right.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Cremonesi doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie throws the left hand but De Cremonesi avoids the punch easily.
De Cremonesi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Cremonesi blocks a jab.
De Cremonesi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie connects with a right hand. De Cremonesi shakes it off.
De Cremonesi slips a straight right by Gracie.
De Cremonesi blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but De Cremonesi is out of range.
De Cremonesi cracks Gracie with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. De Cremonesi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Cremonesi finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie misses with a hook.
De Cremonesi looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
De Cremonesi misses with a looping right.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but De Cremonesi manages to avoid it.
De Cremonesi swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
A good leg kick by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
De Cremonesi scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but De Cremonesi ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie slips a straight right by De Cremonesi.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Cremonesi slips under a jab.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Cremonesi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Cremonesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
A big right from Gracie misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and De Cremonesi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi staying out of range there.
And De Cremonesi responds with a good body kick, but Gracie manages to step out the way in time.
De Cremonesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Cremonesi scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Cremonesi moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
De Cremonesi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and De Cremonesi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Cremonesi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie catches De Cremonesi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Gracie misses.
De Cremonesi just misses with a punch to the body.
De Cremonesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Cremonesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franko De Cremonesi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and De Cremonesi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
De Cremonesi digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook.
De Cremonesi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on De Cremonesi's shoulder, as De Cremonesi tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Cremonesi.
Nice defenses there by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Cremonesi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
De Cremonesi slips a jab from Gracie.
De Cremonesi moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Cremonesi! But no joy.
De Cremonesi lands with a cross. #T1#
De Cremonesi moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
De Cremonesi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of De Cremonesi's head but De Cremonesi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Cremonesi throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from De Cremonesi.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Cremonesi counters with a nice uppercut.
De Cremonesi throws a big shot that misses.
De Cremonesi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie throws the left hand but De Cremonesi avoids the punch easily.
De Cremonesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Cremonesi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Cremonesi throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. De Cremonesi saw that one coming.
De Cremonesi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from De Cremonesi does no damage.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. #T2#
De Cremonesi moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Cremonesi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses with a hook. De Cremonesi ducked under it nicely.
De Cremonesi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
De Cremonesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Cremonesi pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
De Cremonesi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Cremonesi scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces De Cremonesi off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a body shot.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by De Cremonesi.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Cremonesi blocks a jab.#T3#
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
De Cremonesi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Cremonesi!
De Cremonesi slips under a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes.
De Cremonesi digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
De Cremonesi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Cremonesi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but De Cremonesi manages to avoid it.
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
De Cremonesi slips under a jab from Gracie.#T4#
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and De Cremonesi counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. De Cremonesi moves away and avoids it.
De Cremonesi flicks out a counter leg kick but Gracie steps away.
De Cremonesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie backing away here, and De Cremonesi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
De Cremonesi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
De Cremonesi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
De Cremonesi moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
A left lands for De Cremonesi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
enabling De Cremonesi to counter with a crisp jab.
Efim Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and De Cremonesi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franko De Cremonesi.
Well De Cremonesi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franko De Cremonesi!
After winning the bout, Franko De Cremonesi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Efim 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.
#CUT#It looks like Rafael Gracie has been cut.
Rafael Gracie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Efim Gracie drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rafael Gracie right on the button. Rafael Gracie goes down! Efim Gracie follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Efim Gracie gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efim Gracie!
An intense looking Efim Gracie took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Lets gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 24, 2024 |
#R1#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aalto.
Aalto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aalto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#It looks like Efim Gracie has been cut.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aalto's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aalto.
Gracie throws a jab when Aalto was well out of range.
Gracie throws a hook but Aalto avoids it easily.
Aalto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aalto throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Aalto.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Aalto.
Gracie throws a jab when Aalto was well out of range.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aalto lands a slapping body shot.
Aalto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aalto lands a head kick!
Jab from Aalto.#ROC2#Gracie is rocked!
Aalto drops Gracie with a big left hand! Gracie is injured, injured bad! Aalto jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Aalto!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Aalto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
NYF 31,5: Crispian vs Silalahi
Date: Aug 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Gracie connects with a right hand. Charania shakes it off.#CUT#It looks like Shams Charania has been cut.
Charania has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Charania walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Charania shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Gracie and Charania goes tumbling to the canvas! Gracie follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC#Charania is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Charania regains full guard. Nicely done.
Charania is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?#SUB2#
Charania working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Charania is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Charania is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Charania seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Charania scores with a couple of nice shots.
Charania missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Charania is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie's coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Charania throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Charania wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Charania missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Charania.
Charania lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Charania is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
#T1#
Charania scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Charania in his half guard.
Charania not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Charania is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Charania missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Charania throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Charania is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Charania wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie pushes Charania off looking to stand but Charania dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Charania there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Charania lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB2#
Charania is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
#T2#
Gracie is trying to stand.
Charania is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Charania winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Charania landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC2#Gracie is rocked!
Charania lands a big elbow - Gracie is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Charania!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shams Charania! |
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Event:
NYF 26: McCoy vs Dujardin
Date: Jul 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Peterson gets a clinch.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling the position.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Peterson has double underhooks.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peterson jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Peterson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Peterson wants to counter with a clinch but Gracie pushes him away.
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Efim Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
#CL2#
and Peterson counters by clinching up.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Efim Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Peterson.#TD2#
Peterson manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Peterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie tries to stand but Peterson is controlling from the bottom. #T1#
Peterson is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterson on the ground.#SUB2#
Peterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Gracie has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Peterson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gracie is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Peterson pulls down on the head and he's put Gracie to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Casey Peterson! |
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Event:
NYF 19: Ribeiro vs Gracie
Date: May 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD#
Ribeiro feints and as Gracie raises his hands in defense, Ribeiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribeiro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ribeiro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Ribeiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
Ribeiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ribeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard. #T1#
Ribeiro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ribeiro controls the pace.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ribeiro is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ribeiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Ribeiro slips a jab from Gracie.
Nice cross by Ribeiro.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Ribeiro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL#
Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Gracie is trying to break free.#T2#
Ribeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie wants to break free but Ribeiro has control.
Gracie is trying to push Ribeiro away but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ribeiro misses with a knee to the head. #TD#
Ribeiro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gracie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #SUB#
Ribeiro has managed to slip his arm under Gracie's chin. This could be all over... yep, Gracie is tapping out! Submission win for Ribeiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joanderson Ribeiro!
Joanderson Ribeiro retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Joanderson Ribeiro misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
NYF 17: Donal vs Williamson
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Cartier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cartier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cartier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cartier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cartier moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cartier misses the target.
Cartier punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab. #ROC2#Cartier is rocked!
Gracie circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cartier to the canvas! Cartier doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gracie keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efim Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Efim Gracie gave a big smile as he said 'Lets gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!'.
Cash Cartier was interviewed post fight and said 'Still got paid '. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 2
Date: Apr 22, 2023 |
#R1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Kotula takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie throws an overhand right that drops Kotula like a sack of potatoes! Gracie dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efim Gracie!
An intense looking Efim Gracie took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Lets gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!'. |
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Event:
FFT Strikers Vs Grapplers R5
Date: Mar 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT#It looks like Rick Rhymes has been cut.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie pounces like a tiger and cracks Rhymes with a vicious hook! Rhymes is down but not out! Gracie follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Efim Gracie!
Post fight, Efim Gracie took to the microphone: 'Im a world champion.. IM A WORLD CHAMPION!'. |
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Event:
TFL:Fight Night (Las Vegas 1)
Date: Nov 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sinclair looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gracie lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Sinclair - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Efim Gracie!
Post fight, Efim Gracie took to the microphone: 'Im a world champion.. IM A WORLD CHAMPION!'. |
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Event:
TFL:1 New Era
Date: Nov 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Luke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Luke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Luke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Luke misses with a series of wild punches.
Luke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Luke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie cracks Luke on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Luke falls backwards against the cage. Gracie follows up with more strikes that drop Luke to his knees. Gracie keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Luke! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efim Gracie!
Post fight, Efim Gracie stared into the camera and said 'Im a world champion.. IM A WORLD CHAMPION!'. |
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Event:
CTBA: Out With A Bang
Date: Sep 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowser.
Bowser swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Bowser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Bowser counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Bowser changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Bowser counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Bowser moved out of range.
Bowser is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Bowser lands with a nice body punch.
Bowser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bowser lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bowser counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bowser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie throws a hook but Bowser avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bowser misses the target.
Bowser lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bowser cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowser tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie misses with a hook. Bowser ducked under it nicely.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowser.
Bowser throws a big counter combination but Gracie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowser counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking. #T1#
Bowser lands with a right hand.
Gracie misses with a hook. Bowser ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Bowser was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gracie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowser.
Bowser's corner calls for a 1-2. Bowser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Bowser counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Bowser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bowser to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Bowser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Bowser counters with a nice uppercut.
Bowser lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Bowser counters with a left to the body.
Bowser 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 takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Gracie misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bowser on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bowser works the jab nicely.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Bowser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Bowser tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Bowser.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2#
Nice cross by Bowser.
Bowser lands a lovely overhand right.#ROC#Gracie is rocked!
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Bowser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowser finish him?
Efim Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowser connects with a crisp jab.
Bowser throws a shot to the body.
Bowser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Bowser throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Bowser connects with a single shot there.
Bowser staggers Gracie with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Gracie looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Bowser is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leon Bowser!
Leon Bowser retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Leon Bowser, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
CTBA: Bowser Vs Mata
Date: Sep 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Buakaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buakaw on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC2#Buakaw is rocked!
Buakaw scoring well with a low kick there.
#KD2#
Gracie scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Buakaw to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Gracie away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Buakaw got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Oh Buakaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buakaw looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Gracie engages and cracks Buakaw with a massive lead left hook - Buakaw tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Gracie is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Efim Gracie!
Post fight, an emotional Efim Gracie said 'LEON BOWSER!! ITS TIME!! ME AND YOU, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. LETS FCKING GO!!'. |
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Event:
CTBA: Thighpunch Vs Arnason
Date: Aug 08, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Suzuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suzuki prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Suzuki is controlling him.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Suzuki breaks the clinch.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Suzuki should have avoided that one.
Donk. Gracie catches Suzuki right on the button with a cross.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Suzuki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice cross by Gracie.#ROC#Suzuki is rocked!
Gracie cracks Suzuki with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Efim Gracie!
Hideki Suzuki spoke after the fight, saying 'It is what it is'. |
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Event:
CTBA: Ridderinkhof Vs Cholo
Date: Jul 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Wallace throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Wallace counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Wallace scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Wallace is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gracie tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Wallace feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Gracie avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Gracie is rocked!
Wallace lands with a right hand.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace closes the distance and catches Gracie with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Gracie is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Gracie is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Gracie is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Wallace takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Julian Wallace!
An out of breath Julian Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CTBA: Gordon Vs Thighpunch
Date: May 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Gracie tries to bum rush Carmelo with a series of wild strikes but Carmelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carmelo throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Carmelo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carmelo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Carmelo counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Carmelo to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Carmelo avoids nicely.
Carmelo swinging wildly here.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carmelo circles away quickly and effectively.
Carmelo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie looks winded!
Carmelo thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Carmelo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Carmelo avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Carmelo throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Carmelo avoids nicely.
Carmelo throws a one two combo.
#CUT#It looks like Efim Gracie has been cut.#KD#
Carmelo clips Gracie with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Gracie a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#ROC#Gracie is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmelo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Carmelo finish him?
Carmelo closes the distance and catches Gracie with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Gracie is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Gracie is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Gracie is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Carmelo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mayke Carmelo!
A very excited looking Mayke Carmelo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
SENSEI FC Extra 3
Date: Apr 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Huang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huang.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Efim Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Huang moves into the clinch.
Huang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huang lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Efim Gracie has been cut.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Huang is controlling the position.
Huang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Huang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC#
Huang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Huang closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.#BC#
Huang breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie looks winded!
Huang is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Huang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huang throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
#T1#
A jab lands there for Huang.
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 misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Huang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Huang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Huang breaks the clinch.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huang throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is looking for the big counter here.
Huang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#CL#
Huang moves into the clinch.#BC#
Huang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Huang. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.#ROC#Gracie is rocked!#T2#
Huang is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Gracie hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lee Huang!
A relieved looking Lee Huang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
SENSEI FC 13
Date: Feb 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine counters with a one-two to the body.
Valentine cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#It looks like Efim Gracie has been cut.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Valentine counters with a left to the body.
Valentine lands a hook that stumbles Gracie back into the cage. Valentine follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Gracie to the canvas! Valentine pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Gracie has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wesley Valentine!
An out of breath Wesley Valentine thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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