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Slavic FL 14: Stop War PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adeyloe Ndawy (ranked 5753 p4p, 5961 weight class) and Daniel Ven Oden (ranked 603 p4p, 618 weight class). Daniel Ven Oden will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adeyloe Ndawy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Ven Oden!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ven Oden misses with a double jab
and Ndawy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ndawy throws a big elbow that misses.
Ndawy throws an elbow that misses. Ven Oden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ndawy's guard. Nice move by Ven Oden!
Ven Oden won't allow Ndawy to sweep him here.
Ven Oden has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ndawy is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndawy wants to stand and escape but Ven Oden is having none of it.
Ndawy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ndawy tries to get out of the position.
Ndawy has a closed guard, preventing Ven Oden from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ven Oden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the body from Ven Oden misses
and Ndawy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ven Oden has his feet on Ndawy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've been hearing reports that Ndawy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ndawy stalling away here and it's allowed Ven Oden to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ndawy lands a couple of elbows.
Ven Oden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ndawy throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ndawy throws a strike but Ven Oden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy has a closed guard, preventing Ven Oden from standing up.
Ndawy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ven Oden dives into side control.
Ndawy is looking for a sweep.
Ven Oden decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ndawy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ndawy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ven Oden looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ndawy throws an elbow but Ven Oden slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ndawy landing a few strikes.
Ndawy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ven Oden has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ndawy but great work by Ven Oden.
Ven Oden decides to stand back up.
Ndawy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ven Oden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ndawy on the side of the head.
Ven Oden lands a jab to Ndawy's midsection.
We've been informed that Ven Oden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ndawy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ven Oden tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ndawy is in Ven Oden's guard.
Ndawy throws an elbow that misses. Ven Oden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ndawy's guard. Nice move by Ven Oden!
Ven Oden tries to stand but Ndawy is controlling from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ven Oden dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ven Oden swinging wildly here.
Ndawy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ven Oden sprawls well. Ven Oden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ndawy gets slowly back to his feet.
Ven Oden appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ven Oden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ndawy fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ven Oden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ndawy counters with a shoot takedown. Ven Oden fights it but they end up in guard.
Ven Oden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ven Oden wants to stand but Ndawy is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ndawy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ndawy throws a strike but Ven Oden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ven Oden decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ndawy, up you get!
A shot to the body from Ven Oden misses
and Ndawy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ven Oden's guard.
Ndawy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ndawy throwing strikes but missing.
Ndawy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ven Oden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ndawy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ven Oden dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy wants to get back to his feet but Ven Oden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ven Oden tries to stand but Ndawy is controlling from the bottom.
Ven Oden won't allow Ndawy to get back to his feet.
Ndawy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ven Oden is one step ahead there.
Ven Oden wants to stand but Ndawy is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ven Oden is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ven Oden prevents Ndawy from getting back to his feet.
Ndawy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ven Oden on the ground.
Ven Oden wants to stand but Ndawy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ven Oden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ndawy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ndawy feinted with a counter takedown.
Ven Oden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ndawy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ven Oden is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ven Oden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ndawy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ven Oden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adeyloe Ndawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ven Oden wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ven Oden is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ven Oden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ndawy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ndawy dives in and scores a takedown into Ven Oden's guard.
Ndawy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ven Oden is looking to stand up but Ndawy isn't so interested in that idea.
Ndawy works over Ven Oden with some ground and pound from guard.
Ven Oden wants to stand and escape but Ndawy is having none of it.
Ndawy looking to sit in guard and control but Ven Oden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ndawy wants to stand and escape but Ven Oden is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ven Oden trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ndawy's guard.
Ven Oden won't allow Ndawy to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ven Oden is looking to stand up but Ndawy won't let him.
Ven Oden stands and steps away. Ndawy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ndawy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ven Oden to the mat! Ven Oden manages to get full guard.
Ndawy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ven Oden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ven Oden is looking to stand up but Ndawy isn't so interested in that idea.
Ndawy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ndawy lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ndawy throws an elbow that misses. Ven Oden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ndawy's guard. Nice move by Ven Oden!
Ven Oden is standing up over Ndawy. Ndawy looks to escape but Ven Oden dives into side control.
Ndawy is wriggling around trying to escape but Ven Oden has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Ndawy taps out and Ven Oden picks up the big win! Great work there by Ven Oden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Ven Oden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clayton deGrom (ranked 4974 p4p, 6657 weight class) and Sam Salter (ranked 433 p4p, 506 weight class). Salter has chosen Dead Or Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sam Salter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clayton deGrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Salter!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but deGrom swivels and escapes.
deGrom seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
deGrom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salter shoots in looking for a takedown but deGrom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
deGrom seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Salter drives through with a takedown into deGrom's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
deGrom wants to improve his position but instead Salter has moved into half guard.
Salter uses his free foot to push down on deGrom's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for deGrom.
Salter swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Salter!
A very excited looking Sam Salter 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.
In defeat, Clayton deGrom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. I will have my revenge.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huran Silent (ranked 4184 p4p, 5301 weight class) and Adam Zenzantarka (ranked 246 p4p, 277 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Huran Silent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Zenzantarka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silent scores with a nice right hand.
Silent blocks the body kick.
Silent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silent throws a body punch but Zenzantarka moves out of range.
Zenzantarka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zenzantarka showed some decent athleticism there.
Zenzantarka prevents Silent from improving his position.
Silent on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silent tries to get out of the position.
Zenzantarka is trying to control the action in half guard but Silent is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zenzantarka throwing shots but Silent is blocking nicely.
Silent tries to roll over but Zenzantarka keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenzantarka trying to control from half guard but Silent is working away.
Silent wants to improve his position but Zenzantarka is controlling well.
Zenzantarka is trying to work for a kimura but Silent is defending well.
Silent preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zenzantarka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zenzantarka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silent doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zenzantarka.
Silent blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zenzantarka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silent is not content to let Zenzantarka control the position.
Silent keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silent digs a good body shot into Zenzantarka's ribs.
Silent jabs Zenzantarka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Silent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silent.
Silent getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silent catches Zenzantarka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Zenzantarka is rocked!
Silent cracks Zenzantarka with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Zenzantarka falls to his knees and Silent doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huran Silent!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 3501 p4p, 5308 weight class) and Ivan Gorichov (ranked 475 p4p, 598 weight class). Jamie Bounty has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Gorichov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty darts in and clinches Gorichov up against the ropes.
Gorichov takes a shot to the head.
 It looks like Ivan Gorichov has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bounty.
Bounty pulls guard effortlessly.
Gorichov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gorichov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bounty is retaining full guard.
Bounty is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bounty digs a right hand into Gorichov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gorichov's gas tank.
Gorichov looks winded!
Bounty stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Bounty.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gorichov 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.
Bounty manages to break the clinch.
Bounty rushes Gorichov and presses him up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bounty breaks the clinch.
Bounty clinches up with Gorichov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gorichov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bounty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bounty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bounty pushes Gorichov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gorichov uses from the top position.
Gorichov prevents Bounty from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bounty pushes Gorichov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bounty pounces like a tiger and cracks Gorichov with a vicious hook! Gorichov is down but not out! Bounty follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jamie Bounty!
Jamie Bounty really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Takeda (ranked 551 p4p, 3049 weight class) and William OConnor (ranked 83 p4p, 432 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, William OConnor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takeda.
OConnor takes one to the side of the head.
Takeda tries to score a power double leg takedown but OConnor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takeda somewhat.
Takeda cracks a nice hook into OConnor's ribs.
OConnor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takeda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Takeda coming out on top.
It looks like William OConnor has been cut.
Takeda looks to land a left hand but OConnor moved out of range nicely.
OConnor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Takeda.
OConnor gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Takeda gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Kazuki Takeda 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliz Gracie (ranked 1057 p4p, 3475 weight class) and Seth Rockwell (ranked 147 p4p, 446 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Lose Yourself- Eminem. Rockwell has chosen Whiney (feat. Inja) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliz Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rockwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Rockwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Rockwell moves out of range.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eliz Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Rockwell.
Rockwell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Rockwell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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!
Rockwell is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockwell pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rockwell trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie won't allow Rockwell to pass to mount.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockwell pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Rockwell is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockwell pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Rockwell is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rockwell passes to full mount!
Rockwell tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Rockwell looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Rockwell prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rockwell is tapping! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eliz Gracie!
Eliz Gracie retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, Eliz Gracie stared into the camera and said 'Thank you for a great fight. I want to stay humble here, that could have been my final fight in MMA. But i'm looking for some more fights. I'm trying to defend this title one more time before getting the opportunity to fight someone, in an MMA fight of course.'.
Seth Rockwell was interviewed post fight and said 'I will hit the gym, get back to the drawing board and see what improvements can be made, you will see me again! '.
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