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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mouth for war. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
10 - 15 - 0 |
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182 lbs
14 - 29 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Gaffney will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gaffney makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gaffney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gaffney throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gaffney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaffney has time to react.
Hamish Gaffney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Gaffney swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gaffney misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gaffney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gaffney has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Gaffney.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Gaffney is quick to defend against it.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bum rush Gaffney with a series of wild strikes but Gaffney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Gaffney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaffney misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gaffney scores with a jab to the head.
Gaffney thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gaffney shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gaffney won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gaffney chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gaffney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gaffney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaffney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gaffney advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gaffney's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Gaffney controlling him for the moment.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gaffney defends it easily.
Gaffney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie has his foot on Gaffney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gaffney works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gaffney defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Gaffney from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaffney tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gaffney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gaffney landing some decent shots from guard.
Gaffney postures up.
Gaffney is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gaffney trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gaffney scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Gaffney defends easily.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gaffney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gaffney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Gaffney is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Gaffney controlling him for the moment.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gaffney puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaffney working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hamish Gaffney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gaffney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gaffney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaffney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaffney somewhat.
Gaffney ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gaffney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaffney darts in looking for a takedown but Gracie gets double underhooks and turns Gaffney into the cage.
Rickson Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamish Gaffney.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gaffney misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a hook. Gaffney ducked under it nicely.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gaffney preventing the sweep.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Gaffney postures up.
Gaffney passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaffney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Gaffney is very close to passing his half guard.
Hamish Gaffney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Gaffney.
Gaffney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gaffney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gaffney is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gaffney's guard.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie won't allow Gaffney to sweep him here.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie works over Gaffney with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie stands and throws Gaffney's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie grinds an elbow into Gaffney's temple.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gracie is trying to ground and pound but Gaffney uses the momentary lack of control by Gracie to regain half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaffney defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie looks to land a strike but Gaffney avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie 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. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Gaffney checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaffney misses the target.
A jab from Gaffney misses.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gaffney shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaffney is looking for the big counter here.
Gaffney connects with a nice looking jab.
Gaffney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaffney looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaffney misses with a wild combination.
Gaffney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Gaffney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaffney prevents Gracie from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Gaffney postures up.
Gaffney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gaffney defends well.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaffney lands a couple of digs.
Gaffney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gaffney advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gaffney seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gracie is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hamish Gaffney!
Rickson Gracie spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame the crowd'.
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energy
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RATING
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