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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleeding Spanner (ranked 1879 p4p, 478 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 80 p4p, 20 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bleeding Spanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lunges at Spanner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spanner's hand.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Spanner.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Spanner's belly button to the back.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie lands a jab to Spanner's midsection.
Spanner throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Spanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Spanner looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Spanner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spanner is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spanner moves away.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie catches Spanner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spanner throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Spanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spanner.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.
Spanner lands a body punch.
Spanner misses with a body punch.
Spanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spanner throws a head punch that misses.
Spanner tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Spanner back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spanner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spanner throws an elbow that misses.
Spanner looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spanner lands a right hand.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Spanner has the dominant position.
Spanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Spanner keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie is trying to push Spanner away but Spanner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spanner throws a head punch that misses.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Spanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spanner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie lands a jab.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Spanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spanner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Spanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Spanner.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spanner misses with a head kick.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a swing at Spanner's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Spanner moves out of range easily.
Spanner avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Spanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries to clinch but Spanner moves out of range.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spanner, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Spanner.
Gracie tries a body shot but Spanner blocks it.
Spanner blocking some punches.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Spanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Gracie.
Spanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spanner slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
Spanner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Spanner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spanner throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a jab when Spanner was well out of range.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spanner throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Spanner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Spanner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spanner has managed to clinch.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spanner misses with a knee strike.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie tries to bum rush Spanner with a series of wild strikes but Spanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spanner has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Spanner.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Spanner moved out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spanner tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Spanner.
Spanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Spanner clinches with his opponent.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Spanner is controlling him.
Spanner misses with a knee strike.
Spanner misses with some punches.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Spanner won't allow it.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Bleeding Spanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spanner eats them both and turns towards Gracie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Spanner back into the cage.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Spanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie moves out of range as Spanner strikes.
Spanner dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spanner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie throws a combination. Spanner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bleeding Spanner's cut is getting worse.
Spanner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Spanner thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie misses with a hook. Spanner ducked under it nicely.
Spanner wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spanner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spanner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Gracie tries to clinch but Spanner is having none of it.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Spanner circles away.
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Spanner.
Gracie misses with a hook. Spanner ducked under it nicely.
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Spanner moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie lands a head kick. Spanner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Spanner.
Gracie lands with a hook. Spanner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spanner moves out of range of the strikes.
Spanner tries to clinch up
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spanner tries to clinch up.
Spanner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Spanner.
Spanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spanner's hands.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Spanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Spanner is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Spanner looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Spanner is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Spanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie cracks Spanner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Spanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spanner wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Spanner scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spanner tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Spanner avoids the head kick by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner lands with a good body shot.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Spanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Bleeding Spanner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Spanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Spanner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spanner wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spanner blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Spanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Gracie.
Spanner throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Spanner avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanner throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Spanner's ribs.
Gracie tries to clinch but Spanner is having none of it.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanner is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spanner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Spanner moved out of range nicely.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
As Gracie looks to move away, Spanner throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Spanner walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
A punch lands to the side of Spanner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spanner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spanner moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Spanner tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie throws a head kick that Spanner semi-blocks.
Bleeding Spanner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Spanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie tries to bum rush Spanner with a series of wild strikes but Spanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spanner wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Spanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spanner circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Spanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Spanner is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Spanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Spanner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spanner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spanner throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spanner counters with a left to the body.
Gracie instigates a clinch.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie instigates a clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Spanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Spanner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spanner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spanner throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a right hand that Spanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Spanner also avoids with ease.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Spanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bleeding Spanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spanner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie jabs Spanner right on the nose. Spanner blinks but takes it well.
Spanner moves into the clinch successfully.
Spanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
In defeat, Bleeding Spanner stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was fucking bullshit!'.
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