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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Tobak (ranked 4411 p4p, 4141 weight class) and Pupunha Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Tobak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pupunha Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tobak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tobak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobak being controlled here momentarily.
Tobak tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Tobak from controlling successfully.
Tobak engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie is controlling Tobak's posture.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie is pulling down on Tobak's head. It's preventing any offense from Tobak, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tobak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tobak jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Tobak is working from the bottom.
Gracie won't allow Tobak to sweep him here.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Tobak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie pulls Tobak in close to his closed guard and prevents Tobak from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tobak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tobak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie controlling Tobak's posture.
Tobak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Tobak from controlling successfully.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Tobak is proving a slippery customer.
Tobak throws a big right hand that misses.
Tobak is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tobak cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tobak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Tobak from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tobak 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 Tobak off to one side.
Tobak throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Tobak circles away.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Tobak.
Tobak closes the distance and clinches.
Tobak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Tobak gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Tobak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Tobak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tobak misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tobak keeps the fight on the outside.
Tobak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tobak tries to pull guard but Gracie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tobak misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tobak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobak is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Tobak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tobak leaning against his opponent.
Gracie letting Tobak take a breather here.
Tobak seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tobak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Tobak looking for a takedown.
That's two 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.
Tobak wants a takedown.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tobak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tobak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tobak jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tobak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tobak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Tobak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tobak goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Tobak against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tobak is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Tobak misses with an elbow strike.
Tobak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tobak is defending well.
Tobak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tobak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four 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.
A low kick from Tobak is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Tobak keeps the fight on the outside.
Tobak thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tobak tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tobak forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tobak is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Tobak drags the fight down to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pupunha Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie clinches.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Tobak keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tobak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tobak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tobak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Tobak darts in looking for a takedown but Gracie gets double underhooks and turns Tobak into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobak gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Tobak is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is trying to control but Tobak passes into side control!
Tobak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is trying to control Tobak's posture but Tobak avoids it.
Tobak trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tobak tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gracie stops Tobak from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie is letting Tobak control him for a moment.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tobak connects with a decent elbow.
Tobak cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie is trying to control Tobak's posture but Tobak avoids it.
Tobak tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Tobak remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Tobak is keeping busy.
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 is doing well to control the position and prevent Tobak from advancing to side control.
Tobak is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tobak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tobak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tobak has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Tobak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tobak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Roman Tobak!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Roman Tobak!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Roman Tobak!
Roman Tobak 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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