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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lil Dicky (ranked 2538 p4p, 325 weight class) and Nick Gracie (ranked 3879 p4p, 456 weight class). Nick Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lil Dicky's chin.
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169 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lil Dicky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicky stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Dicky looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Dicky circles away easily
and Dicky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dicky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lil Dicky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Dicky moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Dicky circles away easily
and Dicky counters with a stiff right hand.
Dicky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dicky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Dicky half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Dicky as Gracie shoots in.
Dicky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gracie sprawls and moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch but Dicky moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Dicky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Dicky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dicky.
Gracie throws a push kick but Dicky slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Dicky.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Dicky is looking to counter punch.
Nick Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dicky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dicky as he avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Dicky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dicky changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dicky misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Dicky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dicky definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie tries to clinch but Dicky moves out of range.
Dicky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dicky blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Dicky went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dicky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dicky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Dicky throws a big counter combination but Gracie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Dicky.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dicky swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Dicky blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Dicky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dicky duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Dicky dominated that round.
That's time! Dicky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Dicky circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Dicky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dicky on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Lil Dicky has been cut.
A cross from Dicky lands.
Dicky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dicky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Dicky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Dicky counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gracie manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lil Dicky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Gracie.
Dicky gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Dicky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Dicky keeps it at a distance.
Dicky feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Dicky counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dicky tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dicky to the ground. Dicky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Dicky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie tries to clinch but Dicky is having none of it.
Dicky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Dicky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
Dicky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Dicky defends easily.
Gracie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dicky has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Dicky landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Dicky isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dicky postures up.
Gracie working for a triangle but Dicky defends it easily.
Dicky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dicky has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks Dicky's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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