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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Emo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikoli Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emo comes to the cage accompanied by Brotha Lynch Hung & MC Eiht - You Don't Know Who I Know. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Emo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikoli Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emo.
Emo just misses with a punch to the body.
Emo takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Emo fails with a takedown attempt.
Emo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Emo from controlling successfully.
Gracie striking off his back but it's not causing Emo any problems.
Gracie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Emo pushes his legs off easily.
Emo stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working for a triangle but Emo defends it easily.
Emo preventing the sweep.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Emo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Emo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emo looking to pass the guard.
Emo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Emo pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Emo pulls his head out easily.
Emo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Emo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emo slips nicely into half guard.
Emo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Emo looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Emo maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Emo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Emo misses with a double jab.
Emo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Emo stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Emo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Emo has passed into half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Emo is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Emo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emo throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Emo is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emo trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emo's head.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Emo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Donnie Emo has been cut.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie working the head with strikes.
Emo is rocked!
Gracie tries for a kimura but Emo is defending well.
Donnie Emo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a strike but Emo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Emo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie pushes down on Emo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Emo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie stops Emo from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Emo's head.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emo is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Emo's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Emo defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikoli Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donnie Emo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Emo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emo misses with a low kick.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gracie closes the distance looking for a takedown. Gracie picks Emo up and slams him brutally to the floor. Emo is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Nikoli Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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