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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cigano Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Gracie looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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187 lbs
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185 cm
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cigano Baptista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptista shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Baptista counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Baptista missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baptista tries to stand and escape but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baptista is working away from the top position though.
Gracie with the active half guard here but Baptista passes nicely into side control.
Baptista stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
Baptista clinches with his opponent.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cigano Baptista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
Baptista manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptista looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baptista 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.
Baptista manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baptista controlling from mount.
Baptista's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Baptista missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baptista.
Baptista wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baptista moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Baptista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baptista taking a breather here.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baptista closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baptista tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie closes the distance but Baptista moves to the side
and Baptista counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie controls Baptista momentarily but Baptista frees himself.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Baptista pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cigano Baptista dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Baptista shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
Baptista fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baptista's guard now.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Baptista is keeping the position.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Baptista had control of the position.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Cigano Baptista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baptista keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptista trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control but Baptista is working from the bottom.
Baptista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Baptista counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is trying to keep Baptista in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Baptista passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baptista trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baptista controlling the pace for now.
Gracie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Baptista controlling the position easily from mount.
Baptista putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cigano Baptista will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Baptista counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baptista counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Baptista shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Baptista counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baptista jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Baptista won't let him.
Baptista looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptista 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.
Baptista bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Baptista wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Baptista looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Baptista working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Baptista keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Baptista not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptista is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Baptista sprawls well.
Cigano Baptista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Gracie.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Baptista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baptista closes the distance and clinches.
Baptista has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gracie uses from the top position.
Baptista keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baptista wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baptista has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie trying to control but Baptista is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baptista looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cigano Baptista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baptista has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cigano Baptista!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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