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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy McLure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McLure's choice of entrance music: The Simpsons Theme Song. Rolando Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Troy McLure's chin.
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298 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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303 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolando Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy McLure!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McLure walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McLure sprawls well. McLure wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
McLure works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Rolando Gracie has been cut.
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!
McLure closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McLure wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
McLure pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
McLure throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLure trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Troy McLure was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McLure lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. McLure thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLure lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
McLure clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McLure to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLure manages to break the clinch.
McLure throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from McLure. Those never looked like landing.
McLure drops Gracie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gracie looks back up at him and smiles so McLure waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
McLure scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
McLure connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Gracie to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by McLure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Troy McLure!
Troy McLure looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '"Duff Man... says a lot of things! Oh, yeah!"'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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