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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Goldmill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Bravery - time won't let me go. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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218 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Goldmill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldmill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Goldmill.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Goldmill trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Goldmill fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie tries to clinch but Goldmill moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Goldmill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goldmill. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldmill.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Goldmill.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Goldmill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mickey Goldmill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Goldmill avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldmill throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Mickey Goldmill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldmill throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Goldmill tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Goldmill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie cracks Goldmill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldmill.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goldmill closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Goldmill misses with a body punch.
Goldmill lands with a left to the head.
Goldmill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Goldmill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie dives in and grabs Goldmill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goldmill pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Goldmill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie catches Goldmill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mickey Goldmill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Goldmill has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldmill lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldmill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Goldmill.
Goldmill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Goldmill.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Goldmill is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
Goldmill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Goldmill didn't expect that.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Goldmill dives on top into guard.
Goldmill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goldmill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldmill's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Goldmill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Goldmill has wrist control.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldmill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Goldmill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Goldmill against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Goldmill.
Goldmill throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Goldmill misses with the head strike.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goldmill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Goldmill lands with a short shot to the head.
Goldmill lands a right hand.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Goldmill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goldmill misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Goldmill tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Goldmill looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Goldmill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie throws a combination. Goldmill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goldmill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldmill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldmill.
Goldmill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Goldmill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goldmill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Goldmill scores with a hook to the body.
Goldmill working aggressively here.
Goldmill misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldmill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Goldmill lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Goldmill, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Goldmill against the ropes but Goldmill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goldmill misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is fighting to break Goldmill's control of his arms but Goldmill is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goldmill trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Goldmill is keeping the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Goldmill keeps moving.
That's eight 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.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goldmill looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goldmill. Goldmill circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goldmill digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldmill.
Goldmill misses with a straight left.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldmill cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Goldmill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Goldmill misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goldmill.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goldmill.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goldmill looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Goldmill won't allow it.
Goldmill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Goldmill dominated that round.
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!
Goldmill connects with a single shot there.
Goldmill throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
A cross from Goldmill lands.
A slow jab from Goldmill misses its intended target.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Goldmill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goldmill tries to get out of the position.
Goldmill is trying to stand.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Goldmill is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Goldmill wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goldmill wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goldmill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie trying to control the action but Goldmill is working from the bottom.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldmill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
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.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie is pressing down on Goldmill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goldmill is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldmill's head.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Goldmill dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie looks to land a strike but Goldmill avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goldmill keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Goldmill keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Goldmill working a defensive guard here.
Goldmill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie won't allow Goldmill to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goldmill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goldmill sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Goldmill avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Goldmill's head but Goldmill avoids it well.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goldmill knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Goldmill has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Goldmill.
Goldmill tries to move to full mount but Gracie actually manages to regain half guard.
Goldmill is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Goldmill has control of the leg.
Goldmill thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gracie to regain full guard.
Goldmill looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Goldmill looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Goldmill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet.
Goldmill is trying to escape back to his feet but Gracie uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Goldmill wants to control but Gracie postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Goldmill manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie is just content to waste time from the top position. Goldmill takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldmill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldmill controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldmill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Goldmill slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mickey Goldmill!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Mickey Goldmill!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mickey Goldmill!
Mickey Goldmill wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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RATING
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