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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janjalani Abu Bakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Total War - The Shogun II. Abu Bakhar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Allah Wakbar. 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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16 - 9 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Abu Bakhar quickly recovers to half guard.
Abu Bakhar wants to get back to full guard.
Abu Bakhar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Abu Bakhar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abu Bakhar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Abu Bakhar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abu Bakhar manages to get to full guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie is pushing down on Abu Bakhar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abu Bakhar is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abu Bakhar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abu Bakhar manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie won't allow Abu Bakhar to sweep him here.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Abu Bakhar is keeping the position.
Abu Bakhar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Abu Bakhar keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Abu Bakhar keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Abu Bakhar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abu Bakhar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abu Bakhar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie is working Abu Bakhar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abu Bakhar can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie passes to full mount!
Gracie has hold of Abu Bakhar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abu Bakhar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Abu Bakhar is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Abu Bakhar is squirming around nicely.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Abu Bakhar is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Abu Bakhar is trying to escape the mount.
Abu Bakhar taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar regains half guard.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Abu Bakhar!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abu Bakhar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Abu Bakhar is trying to stand.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Abu Bakhar is trying to control but Gracie manages to pass to mount!
Abu Bakhar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie trying to control but Abu Bakhar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abu Bakhar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Abu Bakhar throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abu Bakhar tries to strike from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Abu Bakhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie won't allow Abu Bakhar to sweep him here.
Abu Bakhar keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Abu Bakhar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abu Bakhar is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Abu Bakhar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
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.
Gracie controls Abu Bakhar momentarily but Abu Bakhar 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.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abu Bakhar throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Abu Bakhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abu Bakhar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Abu Bakhar wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Abu Bakhar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks Abu Bakhar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracie!
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Abu Bakhar's legs.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Abu Bakhar is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control for a moment but Abu Bakhar uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Abu Bakhar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Abu Bakhar manages to get to full guard.
Abu Bakhar looking for a sweep. Not yet Abu Bakhar, not yet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Abu Bakhar keeps moving.
Abu Bakhar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abu Bakhar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abu Bakhar wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Abu Bakhar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abu Bakhar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Abu Bakhar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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 Carlos Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Abu Bakhar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Abu Bakhar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Abu Bakhar wants to get back to his feet.
Abu Bakhar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is really stuck here.
Abu Bakhar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gracie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Abu Bakhar has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to hold on but Abu Bakhar postures up.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abu Bakhar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Abu Bakhar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Abu Bakhar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carlos Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abu Bakhar is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abu Bakhar dominating with strikes here.
Abu Bakhar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Abu Bakhar has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Abu Bakhar postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abu Bakhar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Abu Bakhar lands strikes from half guard.
Abu Bakhar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Abu Bakhar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abu Bakhar prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Abu Bakhar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie is rocked!
Abu Bakhar drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gracie! More shots from Abu Bakhar and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
Janjalani Abu Bakhar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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