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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Smith (ranked 5482 p4p, 7180 weight class) and Choice Gracie (ranked 598 p4p, 680 weight class). Choice Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khabib Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Choice Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khabib Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Gracie cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie wants to control but Smith postures up.
We've been informed that Gracie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie looks winded!
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie seems a little lost for a moment, as Smith dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
It looks like Choice Gracie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Choice Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Choice Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie lands a high kick!
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabib Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Choice Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Choice Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie looking to control.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Smith's head back.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie thumps Smith with a low kick.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Choice Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Choice Gracie!
After the fight, Choice Gracie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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