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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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178 lbs
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185 cm
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180 lbs
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Good 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Sloan moved out of range.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloan works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Lucio Gracie has been cut.
Gracie slips a jab from Sloan.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Sloan as he connects with a hook.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sloan.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Sloan misses with a right hand
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sloan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Sloan with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan throwing strikes but missing.
Sloan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sloan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sloan has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Sloan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sloan defends it easily.
Sloan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sloan stands up from Gracie's guard - Sloan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie throws a hook but Sloan blocks it.
The fighters circling - Sloan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloan throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Sloan misses with some punches.
Sloan working aggressively here.
Sloan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie is looking to control Sloan's arms but Sloan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Sloan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sloan trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Sloan is posturing up here but Gracie has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sloan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sloan has to tap! Slick submission there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucio Gracie!
An out of breath Lucio Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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