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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Harmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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175 cm
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178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Harmon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie pushes Harmon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Harmon tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Harmon is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the ropes.
Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harmon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harmon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Harmon is retaining full guard.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harmon striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harmon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie working away.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harmon some visible discomfort.
Gracie avoids the strikes from the bottom by Harmon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon is trying to improve his position.
Gracie trying to control the position but Harmon is working away.
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.
Harmon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harmon gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harmon keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Harmon keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harmon is on top in guard.
Harmon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harmon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie looking to control.
Harmon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harmon tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Harmon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harmon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Harmon stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Harmon stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Harmonis looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks Harmon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracie!
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Harmon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harmon doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Harmon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harmon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harmon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harmon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Harmon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harmon tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harmon to the ground. Harmon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harmon misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Harmon!
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harmon's face.
Harmon wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Harmon bucks and avoids them well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harmon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harmon is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Harmon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Harmon tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Harmon is trying to escape the mount.
Harmon tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie working for a submission but Harmon is keeping him at bay.
Harmon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harmon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Harmon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harmon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harmon wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harmon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harmon wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harmon is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Rickson Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harmon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Harmon defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie trying to control but Harmon is having none of it.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Harmon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harmon is one step ahead there.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Harmon tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harmon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harmon wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Harmon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harmon stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rickson Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Harmon looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harmon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harmon throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Harmon wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harmon on the side of the head.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harmon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Harmon persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harmon counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Harmon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harmon wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Harmon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harmon passes into half guard.
Harmon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harmon throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harmon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harmon wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Harmon is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Harmon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Harmon keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Harmon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harmon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie pushing down on Harmon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harmon wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harmon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Harmon to control.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harmon?
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Harmon is on top in guard.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harmon.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Harmon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Rickson Gracie!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Rickson Gracie!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Rickson Gracie!
Rickson Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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