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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 6551 p4p, 23460 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 662 p4p, 721 weight class). The key to victory for Jules Winnfield has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
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, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winnfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Winnfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Winnfield sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winnfield would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Winnfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Winnfield knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Winnfield is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Winnfield pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Winnfield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Winnfield lands a right hand.
Winnfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Winnfield lands a body punch.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jules Winnfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Winnfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield working aggressively here.
Winnfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie jumps guard but Winnfield turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Winnfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield taking a breather.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winnfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Winnfield to the mat.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Winnfield defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnfield is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield postures up.
Winnfield throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie has his foot on Winnfield's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winnfield works his way back into a safe position though.
Winnfield stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Winnfield fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Winnfield moves into the clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Winnfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield taking a breather.
Gracie gets control of Winnfield's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winnfield trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Winnfield is proving a slippery customer.
Winnfield trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winnfield postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Winnfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Winnfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
Winnfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie tries to pull guard but Winnfield forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Winnfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winnfield is struggling to control the position.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Winnfield postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Winnfield from standing up.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winnfield defends well.
Gracie pulls Winnfield in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie is trying to keep Winnfield in close.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Winnfield looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is pulling down on Winnfield's head. It's preventing any offense from Winnfield, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winnfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Winnfield trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie moves out of range as Winnfield throws a body kick.
Winnfield throws a big shot that misses.
Winnfield throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Winnfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Winnfield back into the cage.
Winnfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Winnfield forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Winnfield won't allow it.
Jules Winnfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield manages to break the clinch.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Winnfield back into the cage.
Winnfield can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winnfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jules Winnfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Winnfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winnfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winnfield gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Winnfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Winnfield.
Winnfield scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Winnfield.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Winnfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Winnfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Winnfield blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Winnfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Winnfield walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Winnfield scores with a three punch combo!
Winnfield moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Winnfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Winnfield stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winnfield smiles and moves away.
Jules Winnfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Winnfield counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Winnfield connects with a leg kick.
Gracie has Winnfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Winnfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie jumps guard but Winnfield stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Winnfield stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Winnfield has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield lands a right hand.
Winnfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie pulls guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Winnfield in close.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winnfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winnfield postures up.
Winnfield wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has control of Winnfield's left arm, preventing Winnfield from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie is continuing to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Winnfield has managed to clinch.
Winnfield scores with a hook to the body.
Winnfield taking a breather.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Winnfield forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A short left from Winnfield.
Winnfield breaks the clinch.
Winnfield tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Gracie looking to control but Winnfield passes into half guard.
Jules Winnfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Winnfield is working away from the top position though.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Winnfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Winnfield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Winnfield!
Jules Winnfield decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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