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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Gracie (ranked 3699 p4p, 3356 weight class) and Vaak Morstein (ranked 339 p4p, 317 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Mario Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vaak Morstein!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morstein throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Morstein throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morstein is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gracie to the mat. Gracie regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morstein chips away with some ground and pound.
Morstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morstein wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Morstein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morstein is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Morstein's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morstein.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Morstein goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mario Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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