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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinbad Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Broke & Hungry . Baba has chosen King of Seven Seas as his entrance music. 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 Sinbad Baba was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie thumps Baba with a low kick.
Baba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Baba has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Baba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baba tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Baba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Baba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Mateus Gracie has been cut.
Baba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Baba misses with the combination.
Gracie cracks Baba with an open hand slap.
Baba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a nice body kick.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baba.
Baba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baba misses with an uppercut.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Baba tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baba avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baba! But no joy.
A head kick from Baba lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baba pinned against the cage. Baba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Baba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Baba breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baba's head.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Crunch! Gracie slams his shin into Baba's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Baba counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Baba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baba misses the jab.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Baba sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baba throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Baba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie slips under a jab from Baba.
Baba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baba lands a jab.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Baba sees coming a mile off.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Baba misses.
Gracie wants to slow Baba down by chopping away at his legs.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Baba misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Baba was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sinbad Baba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mateus Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baba moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baba stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Baba lands.
Baba fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baba throws a counter combo.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sinbad Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie rushes Baba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gracie.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Baba avoiding damage.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baba throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baba.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes Baba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baba.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Gracie tries to work over Baba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Baba wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Baba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Baba taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
Baba wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie lands a few punches from side control.
Baba is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Baba sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Baba down.
Baba tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baba wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gracie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Baba pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Gracie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Baba taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Baba here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gracie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baba some visible discomfort.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Baba works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateus Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Baba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baba moves out of range of the body kick.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baba, right into the meat.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Baba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Baba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Baba saw that one coming.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Baba.
Baba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Baba looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Baba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baba misses with a looping right.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Crunch! Gracie slams his shin into Baba's torso.
Baba pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Baba wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Baba breaks from the clinch.
Baba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Baba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Baba avoids it.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinbad Baba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie shoots in but Baba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Baba looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baba.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Baba slips the punch.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baba throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Baba fights it but they end up in guard.
Baba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baba pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baba is trying to stand.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baba defending well though.
Gracie throwing shots but Baba is blocking nicely.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baba defending well though.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working Baba over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Baba's temple.
Baba makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baba checks a leg kick.
Baba throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Baba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Baba throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Baba only half commits.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Jab from Baba.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Baba's ribs.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mateus Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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