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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shuk Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by BURST OF DRAGON SPIRIT. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Craig Little enters the cage!
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135 lbs
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178 cm
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134 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Good elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shuk Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Little!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Little moves into the clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Little stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Little breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Little tries to clinch up.
Craig Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Little sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shuk Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little clinches with his opponent.
Little manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Little counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Little chips away with some ground and pound.
Little gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Little clinches up against the cage.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Little has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little clinches up against the cage.
Little manages to break the clinch.
Little is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Little sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Little gets a clinch.
Little turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Little manages to end up in side control.
Little stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Little drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Little pulls Gracie into guard.
Little keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Little is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Little keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie gets to his feet - Little follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Little as he avoids it easily.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Little is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Little lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Little trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little stands up from Gracie's guard - Little perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Little.
Little scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Little smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Little dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Little was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Little wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Little dives on top into guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Little slips an elbow through the middle.
Little stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Craig Little has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Little closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Little ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Little no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Little is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Little has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Little.
Little avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Little sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Little which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Little shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Little moves into the clinch successfully.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shuk Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Little's waist but Little gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little has managed to clinch.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Little manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little moves into the clinch successfully.
Little manages to break the clinch.
Gracie dives in and grabs Little's left leg, looking for a takedown. Little pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Little looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Little scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Little raining down shots from the mount!
Little lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Little putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Little sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Little showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Little shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Little really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Little scoring with some ground and pound.
Little looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie is working an open guard so Little takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Little closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Little pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little controlling the action here.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking to control Little's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie won't allow Little to pass to mount.
Little stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gracie to get to his feet.
Little clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands with a right to the head.
Little pulls guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Little is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Little is proving hard to escape from.
Little looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little 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.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Little keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie won't allow Little to get back to his feet.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie is fighting to break Little's control of his arms but Little is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Little is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Little wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Shuk Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Little drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Little wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shuk Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Little works to advance to full mount. Gracie defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Little comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Little has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Little!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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