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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday. Helio dos Passos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio dos Passos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Passos moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie clinches up with dos Passos and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but dos Passos blocks with his arms.
Gracie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
dos Passos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
dos Passos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
dos Passos scoring with punches to the head and body.
dos Passos trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but dos Passos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Helio dos Passos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
dos Passos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. dos Passos did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
dos Passos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie passes dos Passos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
dos Passos is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie wants to control from the top but dos Passos keeps moving.
dos Passos is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
dos Passos working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie won't allow dos Passos to sweep him here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Passos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Passos wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie won't allow dos Passos to sweep him here.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but dos Passos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
dos Passos is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
dos Passos sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but dos Passos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
dos Passos actively working from the bottom here.
dos Passos is not content to let Gracie control the position.
dos Passos is trying to get back to full guard.
dos Passos is trying to stand.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but dos Passos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
dos Passos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
dos Passos is looking for the choke from the back position but Gracie is controlling his hands well.
dos Passos controlling well, preventing Gracie from escaping the position.
dos Passos looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to escape the position.
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in dos Passos's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
dos Passos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Passos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Passos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Passos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to keep dos Passos in close.
dos Passos has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into dos Passos's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Helio dos Passos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
dos Passos throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands with a straight right. dos Passos didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from dos Passos. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Jeffson Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos Passos throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Jeffson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping dos Passos at a distance.
The fighters circling - dos Passos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dos Passos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
dos Passos looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
dos Passos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
dos Passos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
dos Passos tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
dos Passos wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but dos Passos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
dos Passos tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is taking a breather. dos Passos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie is thwarting dos Passos's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Jeffson Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
dos Passos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gracie to keep the fight standing.
Gracie crunches a lovely knee into dos Passos's ribcage.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
dos Passos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
dos Passos misses with a straight left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Jeffson Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dos Passos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force dos Passos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so dos Passos shrugs it off.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that dos Passos manages to avoid easily.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Gracie looking to control but dos Passos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
dos Passos is in all sorts of trouble here.
dos Passos tries to improve his position but Gracie has taken his back! Gracie has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will dos Passos tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Gracie pushes dos Passos away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeffson Gracie!
Our winner, Jeffson Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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