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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ribeiro Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro Gracie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ribeiro Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fall shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Fall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Fall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fall advances to half guard.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Fall tries to pass.
Fall trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fall trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fall stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Fall is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fall pulls his head out easily.
Fall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie tries to roll over but Fall keeps him under control.
Fall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fall is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Fall works his way into side control.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fall is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Fall looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Fall is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Fall is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fall pulls his head out easily.
Fall is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fall to get the leverage.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Fall is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Fall wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Fall sits in half guard.
Fall winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fall pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fall lands a nice short elbow.
Fall seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie looking for a kimura from the bottom but Fall passes into side control!
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Fall keeps moving and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fall working the head with strikes.
Fall working the ground and pound.
Fall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fall 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.
Fall is working Gracie over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fall is putting a hurting on Gracie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gracie is rocked!
Fall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fall sprawls well. Fall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Fall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie working for a triangle but Fall defends it easily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Fall from controlling successfully.
Fall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Fall stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Fall eventually gives up the hold.
Fall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Fall trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fall wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fall wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Fall is working for a submission of some sort.
Fall works his way into side control.
Fall lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fall seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Fall sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Fall there.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Fall is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Fall stalling.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Fall in his half guard.
Fall is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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!
Fall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fall controlling the action here.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fall pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is not content to let Fall control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fall dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Fall drives through with a takedown into Gracie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fall trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fall controlling from the top position.
Gracie working for a triangle but Fall defends it easily.
Fall slips nicely into half guard.
Fall wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Fall working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fall trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fall is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fall to get the leverage.
Fall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fall slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Fall is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fall passes to side control.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Fall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fall advances to mount.
Fall lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall controlling his opponent.
Fall is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gracie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Fall's attempts to control the action.
Fall landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fall lands a nice shot to the head.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Fall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Fall finish him?
Fall lands a big elbow - Gracie is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Gracie is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Fall!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Fall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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