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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliz Gracie (ranked 1057 p4p, 3475 weight class) and Seth Rockwell (ranked 147 p4p, 446 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Lose Yourself- Eminem. Rockwell has chosen Whiney (feat. Inja) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliz Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rockwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Rockwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Rockwell moves out of range.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eliz Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Rockwell.
Rockwell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Rockwell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rockwell is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockwell pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rockwell trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie won't allow Rockwell to pass to mount.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockwell pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Rockwell is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockwell pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Rockwell is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rockwell passes to full mount!
Rockwell tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Rockwell looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Rockwell prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rockwell is tapping! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eliz Gracie!
Eliz Gracie retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, Eliz Gracie stared into the camera and said 'Thank you for a great fight. I want to stay humble here, that could have been my final fight in MMA. But i'm looking for some more fights. I'm trying to defend this title one more time before getting the opportunity to fight someone, in an MMA fight of course.'.
Seth Rockwell was interviewed post fight and said 'I will hit the gym, get back to the drawing board and see what improvements can be made, you will see me again! '.
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