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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poli Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poli Gracie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poli Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justice misses with a double jab.
Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Justice darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Justice controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Justice with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Justice stays in close to Gracie 's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Justice throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Justice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poli Gracie 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Justice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Justice manages to get underhooks.
Justice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Justice pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mike Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poli Gracie .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Justice counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Justice's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Justice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Justice passes into half guard.
Justice sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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.
Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justice. Justice obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Justice circles away easily
so Justice counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Justice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Justice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Poli Gracie 's cut.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Justice lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justice lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Justice feints and then cracks Gracie 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Justice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Justice throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That has opened up Poli Gracie 's cut even more.
Justice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Justice tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice is stalling in the full guard.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mike Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice scores with a takedown into Gracie 's guard.
Justice trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Justice uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Justice decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mike Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justice lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice clinches up against the cage.
Poli Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Justice 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Justice!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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