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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tugg Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romero Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tugg Speedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Romero Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Speedman moved out of range nicely.
Speedman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Speedman's head.
It looks like Tugg Speedman has been cut.
Romero Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speedman looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Speedman had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Speedman 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!
Gracie wants to escape the position.
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Speedman's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Speedman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie won't allow Speedman to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Speedman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie trying to control but Speedman is working from the bottom.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speedman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speedman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speedman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie stops Speedman from standing up.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Speedman's guard.
Speedman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Speedman has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Speedman is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Speedman is breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Speedman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Speedman has wrist control.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Speedman is retaining full guard.
Speedman keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Speedman blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Speedman tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Speedman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Speedman avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speedman takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tugg Speedman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Gracie.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Speedman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Speedman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Speedman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Speedman, into his guard.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Speedman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Speedman had control of the position.
Gracie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speedman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Speedman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romero Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tugg Speedman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Speedman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Speedman checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Speedman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Gracie wants to control but Speedman is having none of it.
Speedman is working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie frees his head quite easily.
Speedman working for a submission but Gracie is keeping him at bay.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie won't allow Speedman to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Speedman has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie gets full guard.
Speedman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Speedman working away.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to hold on to Speedman's head to control him but Speedman postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Speedman from controlling successfully.
Speedman stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Speedman tries to pass.
Speedman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Speedman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tugg Speedman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Gracie.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Speedman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tugg Speedman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Speedman preventing the sweep.
Speedman slips nicely into half guard.
Speedman is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Speedman wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is not content to let Speedman control the position.
Speedman prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Speedman is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Speedman is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie trying to hold on to Speedman's head to control him but Speedman postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tugg Speedman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tugg Speedman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Speedman missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speedman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Speedman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Speedman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Speedman looking to pass the guard.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Speedman from controlling successfully.
Speedman advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Speedman is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Speedman has wrist control.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Speedman's guard.
Speedman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie tries to improve his position but instead Speedman has taken his back!
Gracie prevents Speedman from getting a body triangle.
Speedman is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Speedman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Speedman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Speedman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Speedman is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie passes Speedman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Speedman's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Speedman won't allow it.
Speedman is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Speedman's head.
Speedman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Speedman struggling a bit here.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Speedman down.
Gracie has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gracie feints and then cracks Speedman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speedman down.
Speedman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Speedman lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Speedman.
Speedman stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Speedman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Tugg Speedman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Speedman pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Speedman controlling him for the moment.
Speedman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Speedman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Speedman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Speedman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tugg Speedman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Speedman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tugg Speedman!
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