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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pupunha Gracie (ranked 4245 p4p, 2923 weight class) and Peter Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pupunha Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Konrad!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konrad misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Konrad throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Konrad misses with a takedown
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Konrad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Konrad wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying to control Konrad's posture but Konrad avoids it.
Gracie stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Konrad on the ground.
Konrad stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konrad misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pupunha Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Konrad.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Konrad shoots in.
As Konrad looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Konrad just gets out of the way.
Konrad misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peter Konrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konrad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Konrad looks winded!
Konrad misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Konrad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Konrad controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Konrad looking for a sweep. Not yet Konrad, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Konrad is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Konrad tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Konrad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Konrad prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Konrad blocks the move with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pupunha Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Konrad misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Konrad sees it coming and defends easily.
Konrad trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konrad wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konrad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Konrad looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Konrad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Konrad working a defensive guard here.
Konrad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Konrad's attempts to control the position.
Gracie stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konrad stuffs the takedown.
Konrad tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Konrad tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Konrad looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Konrad just gets out of the way.
Pupunha Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Konrad.
Konrad is breathing heavily.
Konrad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Konrad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pupunha Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Konrad is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pupunha Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Konrad gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Konrad 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.
Konrad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Konrad controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konrad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Konrad had control of the position.
Konrad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Konrad can do to turn this around?
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Konrad but Konrad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Konrad tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
Gracie rushes Konrad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Konrad sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Konrad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konrad throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Konrad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes Konrad up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Konrad avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Konrad continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pupunha Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konrad wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konrad closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Konrad fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Konrad backing up. Konrad nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peter Konrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pupunha Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pupunha Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Pupunha Gracie!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Pupunha Gracie!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Pupunha Gracie!
Pupunha Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
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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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