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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Royce Graice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jake Lewis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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26
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Graice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Graice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis with the counter takedown but Graice avoids it easily.
Graice is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Graice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lewis counters with a single leg into guard. Graice didn't expect that.
Lewis postures up in Graice's guard and throws a big left but Graice blocks it.
Graice trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis won't allow Graice to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis cracks Graice with a solid left hand.
Lewis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lewis gets a double leg takedown into Graice's guard.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graice keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Graice is working an open guard so Lewis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lewis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control but Graice is keeping him busy.
Lewis in side control, throwing shots but Graice defends.
Check out the look on Lewis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Graice is breathing heavily.
Lewis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Graice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Lewis tries to counter it with a takedown but Graice pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Graice gets caught flat footed, as Lewis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Graice has wrist control.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis working some strikes from top position.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
Lewis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lewis stands and steps away. Graice gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lewis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lewis throwing strikes but Graice manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graice wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lewis wants to control but Graice postures up.
Lewis manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is looking to improve his position.
Graice blocks the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graice blocks the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graice is working away from the top position though.
Lewis missing with punches from the bottom.
Lewis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lewis punching from the bottom.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lewis gets a double leg takedown into Graice's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graice is keeping the position for now.
Lewis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Graice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis is pushing down on Graice's leg trying to pass to half guard. Graice is fighting to maintain full guard but Lewis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lewis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lewis gets the takedown into side control.
Graice takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lewis scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graice keeps working.
Graice takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lewis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Graice down.
You can see the frustration on Graice's face as Lewis controls the position.
Graice is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lewis connects with a decent elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Graice down.
Graice taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Graice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewis.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but Graice defending well.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lewis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Graice's head.
Lewis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Graice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Graice's head.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis working Graice over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lewis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lewis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A lull in the action here as Lewis stalls from top position.
Lewis lands an elbow.
Graice is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Graice is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lewis can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Lewis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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