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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolex Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren comes to the cage accompanied by Caught Somewhere in Time -- Iron Maiden . Gracie has chosen Flying Submissions as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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180 cm
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191 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rolex Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Warren as he avoids it easily.
Warren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Warren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Warren advances to full mount.
Warren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Warren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren controlling from the full mount.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Warren controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Warren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Warren pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Warren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Warren has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Warren controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warren is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Warren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie wants to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Warren maintains control.
Warren landing punches.
Warren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Warren dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Warren throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Warren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Warren lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren misses with an uppercut.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Warren, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Warren against the cage but Warren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lewis Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolex Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range as Warren strikes.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warren.
Warren throws a head kick that half lands.
Warren shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
Warren controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lewis Warren.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warren, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Warren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Warren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Warren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Warren is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Warren has control of the leg.
Gracie wants to control but Warren is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control but Warren is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Warren throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warren's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warren looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Warren pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Warren dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Warren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warren scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Warren slips a straight right by Gracie.
Warren fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gracie to the ground. Warren is now in Gracie's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren preventing the sweep.
Warren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Warren trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Warren is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Warren trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Lewis Warren wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Warren is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Warren circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Warren sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Warren.
Warren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren feints and as Gracie raises his hands in defense, Warren changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie looking to control but Warren passes into half guard.
Warren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis Warren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warren seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Warren's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Warren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Warren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lewis Warren wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Warren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lewis Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolex Gracie.
Warren lands a jab.
Rolex Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warren takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Warren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warren 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Warren!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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