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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sugarol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Sugarol. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sugarol.
Sugarol connects with a jab.
Sugarol misses with a wild combination.
Sugarol gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Sugarol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Sugarol sprawls well.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sugarol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sugarol scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Sugarol. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Sugarol slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Sugarol moved out of range nicely.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sugarol. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sugarol fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sugarol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie prevents Sugarol from escaping the position.
Sugarol tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sugarol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sugarol is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sugarol is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie working the body and head with strikes.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sugarol is holding Gracie down, trying to stall.
Sugarol parries the strikes from Gracie easily there. Gracie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sugarol to escape.
Sugarol is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Sugarol managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Sugarol is trying to get back to half guard.
Sugarol is trying to buck Gracie off.
Sugarol tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Sugarol takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sugarol is looking for a sweep.
Sugarol is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sugarol is rocked!
Sugarol taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
Oh Sugarol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie cracks Sugarol with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gracie immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sugarol is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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