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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moses Makwame (ranked 4143 p4p, 366 weight class) and Muchos Gracias (ranked 3527 p4p, 338 weight class). Makwame comes into the arena with House of Pain - Jump Around blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Muchos Gracias enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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World class MT
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moses Makwame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muchos Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracias throws a hook to the side of Makwame's head but Makwame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makwame throws a head kick but Gracias moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gracias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracias misses with a two punch combination.
Makwame throws a right hand that misses
and Gracias counters with a two punch combo.
Gracias throws the left hand but Makwame avoids the punch easily.
Makwame fails to land the takedown.
Gracias tries to counter with a clinch but Makwame shakes him off and moves away.
Gracias looks to land a combination but Makwame avoids it well.
Makwame is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gracias.
Makwame fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracias tries to bum rush Makwame with a series of wild strikes but Makwame uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makwame throws a series of punches but Gracias moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makwame takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracias scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracias swings widly with a right hand
and Makwame counters by moving into the clinch.
Makwame misses with a knee strike.
Gracias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makwame shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracias throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Makwame on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Gracias.
Gracias misses with a few strikes there.
Gracias is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muchos Gracias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makwame gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracias manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracias misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makwame tries to clinch up
and Gracias counters with a two punch combo.
Gracias misses with a few strikes there.
Gracias misses with a double jab.
Makwame feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Makwame.
Makwame changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracias throws a body shot but no joy.
Makwame is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gracias.
Makwame misses with a takedown attempt - Gracias sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracias unleashes a big counter combination but Makwame bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses Makwame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makwame looks for the body kick but Gracias saw that one coming.
Gracias throws a series of punches but Makwame avoids them all with ease.
Makwame tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracias lands a jab-cross combination.
Muchos Gracias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gracias as Makwame shoots in.
Gracias wants to counter with a clinch but Makwame pushes him away.
Makwame showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracias.
Makwame has been working on his balance at Holding Cell, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gracias.
Gracias misses with a double jab
and Makwame counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Gracias on the inside.
Gracias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracias throws a series of punches but Makwame moves out of range.
Makwame showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracias.
Gracias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Makwame.
Gracias swinging wildly here.
Gracias misses with a two punch combination.
Makwame is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Makwame misses.
Gracias is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Some wild striking there from Gracias.
Makwame shoots in and drives through. Gracias sprawls well.
Gracias moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Makwame ducks right into an uppercut from Gracias.
Gracias misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makwame circles away quickly and effectively.
Makwame drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gracias sprawls and moves away.
Makwame swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracias throws a poor cross that misses
and Makwame counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gracias!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracias is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Makwame tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muchos Gracias dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Makwame fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makwame counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracias misses with the combination.
Makwame is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Gracias misses.
Gracias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makwame counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Makwame looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracias swings widly with a right hand
and Makwame counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makwame throws a right hand that misses
and Gracias counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracias misses with a two punch combination.
Makwame wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracias steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makwame. That one must have hurt.
Makwame shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracias tries to sprawl out of it but Makwame keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makwame throws the left hand but Gracias avoids the punch easily.
Makwame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makwame is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracias sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracias looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses Makwame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracias misses with a wild combination.
Makwame throws a right hand that Gracias ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracias also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Gracias. Those never looked like landing.
Makwame tries to clinch up but Gracias circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makwame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Makwame tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makwame throws out a loose jab but Gracias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracias swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracias moves forwards but Makwame connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moses Makwame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makwame closes the distance and clinches up with Gracias, looking for a takedown. Makwame pushes Gracias against the cage but Gracias circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Makwame tries to clinch up but Gracias circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracias throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makwame counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracias misses with a few strikes there.
Makwame misses with a double jab
and Gracias counters with a one-two to the body.
Makwame shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracias sprawls well. Gracias wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makwame gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracias gets tackled into the cage by Makwame. Makwame maintains the clinch.
Makwame throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makwame misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makwame tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Makwame misses with the head strike.
Gracias breaks from the clinch.
Gracias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Gracias looks to move away, Makwame throws a big counter combo but Gracias just gets out of the way.
Makwame is looking to clinch.
Makwame tries a head kick but it misses.
Makwame throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracias throws a shot to the body.
Gracias misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gracias.
Makwame appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makwame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Makwame.
Gracias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makwame is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gracias.
Makwame shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracias tries to sprawl out of it but Makwame keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makwame shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracias pinned against the cage. Gracias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracias getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muchos Gracias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Makwame is looking to clinch.
Gracias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makwame is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Makwame throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracias's head.
Gracias bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makwame's head backwards.
Gracias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Gracias tries to get set, Makwame tries to push him back and clinch up but Gracias manages to avoid the attempt.
Makwame misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Gracias. Those never looked like landing.
Gracias's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracias duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Makwame. That snapped Gracias's head back.
Gracias throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makwame thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracias if he has to take too many more of those.
Makwame misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makwame wants to clinch.
Makwame throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracias counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracias throws a jab but it's blocked by Makwame.
Makwame looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Gracias. Those never looked like landing.
Makwame tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracias misses with a series of wild punches.
Makwame throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makwame throws a head kick but Gracias moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Makwame 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Makwame throws a body punch but Gracias moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gracias misses.
Gracias slips a jab from Makwame.
Gracias misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Makwame misses its target.
Makwame throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makwame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makwame tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracias swings for the body but Makwame moves out of range.
Muchos Gracias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makwame has Gracias up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracias fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makwame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makwame bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makwame looks for a takedown but Gracias sprawls well.
Makwame slips a straight right by Gracias.
Makwame seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gracias throws a right hand that Makwame ducks under and follows up with a left that Makwame also avoids with ease.
It appears Makwame was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gracias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makwame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makwame.
Gracias lands with an uppercut that bounces Makwame off the cage and back into range.
Gracias misses with the combination.
Makwame lands a head kick. Gracias smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Makwame loads up on a big right hand but Gracias slips the punch.
Moses Makwame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makwame on the side of the head.
Makwame moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracias misses with a few strikes there.
Gracias misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makwame. Gracias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracias is looking for the big counter here.
Gracias fails to land with a series of punches.
Makwame quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gracias misses with an uppercut. Makwame saw that one coming.
Donk. Gracias catches Makwame right on the button with a cross.
Gracias leaves Makwame with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracias scores with a four punch combination!
Gracias takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracias thuds his right hand into Makwame's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muchos Gracias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracias 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muchos Gracias!
In defeat, Moses Makwame stepped up to the mic, saying 'The strongest man won today.'.
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energy
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