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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizarro comes to the ring accompanied by Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) . Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Marcelo Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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202 lbs
14 - 10 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizarro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dionicio Pizarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pizarro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pizarro at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Pizarro.
Pizarro thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pizarro trying to control the position.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Pizarro keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Pizarro trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pizarro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pizarro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pizarro looking for a sweep. Not yet Pizarro, not yet.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Pizarro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie postures up in Pizarro's guard and throws a big left but Pizarro blocks it.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pizarro is trying to hold Gracie in close to prevent damage but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pizarro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Pizarro is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pizarro looking for subs from the bottom but Gracie mounts him!
Pizarro throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pizarro is on top in guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Pizarro from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pizarro's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pizarro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pizarro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Pizarro blocks nicely.
Pizarro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Pizarro keeps moving.
Pizarro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Pizarro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie trying to control but Pizarro is working from the bottom.
Pizarro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pizarro is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pizarro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Pizarro has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie works over Pizarro with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pizarro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pizarro looking to control.
Gracie trying to control but Pizarro is working from the bottom.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Pizarro is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working Pizarro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pizarro's guard.
Pizarro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Pizarro's head.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pizarro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Pizarro is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pizarro avoid being mounted?
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pizarro defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Pizarro is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Pizarro trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pizarro wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Pizarro's hands, connecting with Pizarro's forehead.
Gracie is trying to control. Pizarro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Pizarro as Gracie shoots in.
Pizarro misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pizarro.
Pizarro swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Pizarro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie with a hook.
Gracie gets caught napping as Pizarro dives in and scores a takedown. Gracie manages to retain guard.
Pizarro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pizarro trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pizarro looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pizarro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie is trying to keep Pizarro in close.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pizarro is one step ahead there.
Dionicio Pizarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcelo Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gracie swings for the body but Pizarro moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pizarro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Pizarro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marcelo Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pizarro tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie working away.
Gracie just content to control the position.
Pizarro regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gracie's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie is keen to just control but Pizarro is a slippery customer.
Pizarro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie not doing much here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pizarro tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Pizarro is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Gracie.
I've got Gracie 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Gracie!
Marcelo Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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