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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raeven Gracie (ranked 5235 p4p, 467 weight class) and Karnak Lao (ranked 5773 p4p, 490 weight class). Raeven Gracie looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raeven Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karnak Lao!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lao is defended easily by Gracie.
Lao shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lao from controlling successfully.
Lao stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Lao postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Lao from standing up.
Lao looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lao stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lao looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Lao tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao lands a nice shot to the head.
Lao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Lao.
Lao is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Lao tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gracie defends well and Lao ends up having to push Gracie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lao throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Raeven Gracie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Raeven Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karnak Lao.
Lao tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lao from controlling successfully.
Lao pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lao stands up and beckons Gracie to join him on the feet.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Lao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lao off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lao drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lao cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Lao slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Lao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Lao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raeven Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lao.
Lao avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Lao misses the target.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lao is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karnak Lao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lao is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lao avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lao is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gracie is staying active.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lao is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
Lao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lao wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two 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.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lao tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gracie defends well and Lao ends up having to push Gracie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raeven Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karnak Lao.
Lao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Lao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lao fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gracie to the ground. Lao is now in Gracie's guard.
Lao content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lao passes into half guard.
Lao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Lao is controlling well.
Lao content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four 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.
Lao working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Lao controlling the action here.
Lao is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lao working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karnak Lao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raeven Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lao fails with the takedown.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Lao tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Lao persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Raeven Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karnak Lao.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lao tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lao dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Lao's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Lao changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lao throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Lao thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Lao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Lao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Lao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie lands a head kick. Lao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lao shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Lao's leg. Lao is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lao defends it easily.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Lao has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lao in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Lao.
Lao is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lao wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Lao not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karnak Lao.
I've got Lao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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