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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald De Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harald De Wolfe's chin.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harald De Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Wolfe scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Wolfe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Wolfe is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gracie is surviving well by controlling De Wolfe's body position as best he can.
Gracie regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if De Wolfe 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.
De Wolfe tries to stand and escape but Gracie actually recovers to full guard.
De Wolfe wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but De Wolfe is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie controls De Wolfe momentarily but De Wolfe frees himself.
Gracie is looking to stand up but De Wolfe isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Wolfe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie wants to stand and escape but De Wolfe is having none of it.
De Wolfe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Wolfe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Wolfe is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Wolfe to get the leverage.
De Wolfe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Wolfe is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Wolfe uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald De Wolfe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Wolfe scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
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.
De Wolfe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
De Wolfe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Wolfe happy to just control the position for now.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but De Wolfe postures up.
De Wolfe decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A shot to de liver by De Wolfe. Beautiful body shot.
De Wolfe scores a takedown into full mount!
De Wolfe controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Wolfe tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie is pushing down on De Wolfe's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Wolfe is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wolfe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Gracie prevents De Wolfe from standing back up.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but De Wolfe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie is tying to control. De Wolfe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
De Wolfe is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Wolfe fails to land the takedown.
A combination from De Wolfe does no damage.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Wolfe counters with a left to the body.
De Wolfe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Wolfe shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. De Wolfe didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald De Wolfe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but De Wolfe avoids it.
De Wolfe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
De Wolfe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Wolfe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control.
Harald De Wolfe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Wolfe stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
De Wolfe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De Wolfe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie wants to control but De Wolfe postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
De Wolfe trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
De Wolfe wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gracie wants to improve his position but De Wolfe is controlling well.
De Wolfe is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position for now.
Gracie wants to control but De Wolfe is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Gracie controlling the position.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Wolfe!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie looking to control but De Wolfe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald De Wolfe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Wolfe 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald De Wolfe!
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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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