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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 441 p4p, 383 weight class) and Jaxon Magrath (ranked 53 p4p, 49 weight class). Anderson Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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178 cm 30 172 21 - 4 - 1 |
Great wrestler Lethal high kicks Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Granite 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Magrath. Gracie misses with a looping left. Gracie motions for Magrath to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magrath. Magrath has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Magrath throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Magrath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie. Magrath scores with a body shot.
Magrath jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Magrath counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check. Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magrath. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick. Gracie slips under a jab from Magrath. Gracie misses with an uppercut. Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick. Magrath slips a straight right by Gracie. Magrath throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Magrath throws a big shot that misses. Gracie tries a low kick but Magrath avoids it. Magrath slips a straight right by Gracie. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Magrath makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Magrath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gracie with a nice cross. Anderson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gracie looks to throw the jab but Magrath is out of range. Gracie misses with a hook
and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick. Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Magrath counters with a lovely shot to the body. Magrath is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Magrath lands with a good body shot. Magrath fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Gracie slips a straight right by Magrath. Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magrath. Magrath moves out of range as Gracie strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Magrath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie. Gracie misses with a leg kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick. Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magrath looks like he wants to counter punch here. A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick. Magrath is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs. Magrath throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily. It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Magrath misses with a looping right. Gracie throws a body punch but Magrath moves out of range. Gracie misses with an uppercut. Magrath saw that one coming. Magrath punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch. Magrath is looking to score with low kicks. Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magrath makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Magrath scoring well with a low kick there.
Magrath lands with a good body shot. Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magrath.
Magrath throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Magrath misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely. Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Magrath. Gracie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. A big left from Magrath misses. Gracie misses with a body kick. Magrath slips a straight right by Gracie. Gracie slips under a jab. Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving. Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Magrath. Gracie with a nice cross. Magrath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick and Magrath counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check. Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magrath counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee. Magrath throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range. Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Magrath ducks down to avoid it. Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magrath manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Magrath counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Magrath lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie lunges at Magrath with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magrath's hand. Gracie misses with a hook
and Magrath counters with a leg kick. Magrath throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Magrath missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gracie staying out of range there. Magrath swings away with a leg kick that misses. Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving. Magrath throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it. Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing. A little jabbing left from Magrath on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body and Magrath makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Magrath misses with a body shot.
Magrath throws a leg kick that misses. Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Magrath. Magrath looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range. Magrath staying out of range there. Magrath is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs. Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magrath. Gracie staying out of range there. Magrath scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gracie lands the left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gracie is looking to score with low kicks. Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Magrath fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Gracie throws a hook but Magrath blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Magrath swings away with a leg kick that misses. A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Magrath makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. A good leg kick by Magrath. Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magrath. Gracie looks to throw the jab but Magrath is out of range. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Magrath throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut. Magrath throws a nice inside leg kick. Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Magrath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gracie feinted there with a counter leg kick. Magrath has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Magrath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range. Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gracie misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws a leg kick and Magrath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily. Gracie misses with a left hand and Magrath counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Magrath counters with a leg kick. Magrath misses with a straight right. It looked like Gracie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Magrath. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Magrath misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming. Gracie is looking to counter punch. Magrath misses with a straight left. Gracie thinks about countering with a head kick. Magrath throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gracie staying out of range there. Magrath takes one to the side of the head.
Magrath takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magrath counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Magrath throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gracie misses with a right hand and Magrath counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magrath. Magrath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range. Magrath fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Magrath. Gracie throws a body shot but no joy. Magrath moves away from the strike by Gracie. An inside leg kick from Gracie misses. Gracie looks to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Gracie moves out of range as Magrath strikes. Magrath wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range. Gracie lands with a straight right. Magrath didn't see that one coming. Magrath thows a left - swing and a miss! Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Magrath counters with an inside leg kick. Gracie misses with a hook. Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie misses with a leg kick and Magrath counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Magrath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie defending well as Magrath loads up on a big left hand. It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Gracie tests Magrath's chin there with a solid looking shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gracie throws a big shot that misses. Magrath loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch. Magrath misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely. Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magrath.
Gracie checks a low kick from Magrath. Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Magrath loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch. Magrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie. Magrath misses with an uppercut. Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Magrath. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaxon Magrath will probably get the nod - 10:9. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round! Magrath misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely. Magrath wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs. Magrath jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Magrath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily. Magrath throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range. Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Magrath takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Gracie misses. Magrath looks like he wants to counter punch here. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie. Gracie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Magrath 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. Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magrath.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gracie throws a hook to the side of Magrath's head but Magrath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Magrath throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie. Magrath jabbing away but nothing is landing. Magrath lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie slips under a jab from Magrath. It looked like Gracie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Magrath. Gracie throws the left hand but Magrath avoids the punch easily. Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaxon Magrath seems to be getting the better of the standup. Magrath takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Magrath scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab. Nice defenses there by Magrath. Magrath tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way. A shot to the liver by Magrath. Beautiful body shot. Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Magrath counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Gracie blocks a low kick nicely. Anderson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot to the body from Gracie misses and Magrath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily. Gracie lands with a cross. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Magrath misses the jab. Magrath attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Magrath throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Gracie misses with a leg kick and Magrath counters with a body kick. Magrath loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Magrath counters with an inside leg kick. Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie checks a low kick from Magrath. Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Magrath throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem. Gracie misses the body punch and Magrath counters with an outside leg kick.
Magrath takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses. Magrath throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magrath sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magrath was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie. Magrath looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Magrath missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gracie thows a leg kick but Magrath checks it and Magrath counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magrath. Gracie cracks Magrath with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Gracie checks a leg kick. Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Magrath throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Magrath thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magrath checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Magrath throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it. Magrath jabs at Gracie's body. Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magrath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie lunges at Magrath with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magrath's hand. A slow jab from Magrath misses its intended target. Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Magrath counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Magrath misses the jab. Magrath lands with a good body shot. Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gracie misses with a hook. Magrath ducked under it nicely. Gracie throws a leg kick and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick. Magrath throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Gracie moves out of range as Magrath strikes. Magrath defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand. Magrath lands a jab to Gracie's midsection. Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jaxon Magrath. Well Magrath has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Magrath! Jaxon Magrath decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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