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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 1099 p4p, 4256 weight class) and Tony Huge (ranked 122 p4p, 456 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Thriller by Michael Jackson. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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34 - 13 - 0 |
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11 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Huge!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Huge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Huge ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Huge is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Huge on that attempt.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Huge throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Huge tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Huge's leg but Huge calmly moves out of range.
Huge changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Huge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Wayne Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Huge.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie 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.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Huge works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Huge has an active guard here but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Huge wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huge knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is thwarting Huge's attempts to control the position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Huge is working from the bottom.
Huge trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Huge is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Huge is keeping him busy.
Gracie working Huge over with strikes.
Gracie working Huge over with strikes.
Gracie working over Huge with some ground and pound. Huge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Huge gets back to full guard.
Huge wants to hit a sweep here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Huge there!
Huge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Huge is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Huge tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huge is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Huge is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Huge. Huge gets slowly back to his feet.
Huge fails with a takedown attempt.
Huge keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
John Wayne Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Huge manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Huge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Huge's head.
Huge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Huge wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huge can do to turn this around?
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Huge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Huge keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Huge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Huge has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Huge has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Huge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Huge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Huge wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gracie is now in half guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Huge defends it.
Gracie winds up and cracks Huge with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Huge is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gracie manages to pass to mount!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Huge is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huge regains half guard.
Huge is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huge avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Huge counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Huge from controlling successfully.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie has his foot on Huge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huge works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has his foot on Huge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huge works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Huge passes into half guard.
Huge is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Huge is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Huge is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Huge's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Huge's back!
Huge staying busy and making it hard for Gracie to control.
John Wayne Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie not allowing Huge to control his hands.
Huge tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge wants to escape the position.
John Wayne Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Huge tries to break free.
Tony Huge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Huge is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gracie.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Huge manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie has Huge pulled in close to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 John Wayne Gracie.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne Gracie!
John Wayne Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Tony Huge had this to say: 'Hey maaann'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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