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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mali Cicica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Uncle Murda- Summertime shootouts. A fine choice. Cicica has chosen Alexander the Great as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mali Cicica!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cicica shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Cicica or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Cicica closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Rob Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mali Cicica.
Gracie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cicica on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Cicica is avoiding it.
Cicica shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cicica scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cicica trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Cicica not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nice strikes from Cicica there.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cicica on the ground.
Cicica prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Cicica has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cicica is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Cicica is controlling him well.
Cicica is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cicica closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cicica is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cicica in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cicica seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Cicica has control of the leg.
Gracie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Cicica is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is in trouble now - Cicica has advanced to mount!
Cicica can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Cicica prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicica controlling the pace for now.
Gracie regains half guard.
Cicica passes to side control.
Cicica controlling from side mount.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cicica's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Cicica there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Cicica there.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cicica pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Cicica passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Gracie has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Cicica controls the action.
Cicica landing with strikes.
Cicica has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cicica scores with punches to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mali Cicica dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cicica has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie throws a body punch but Cicica moves out of range.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cicica.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Cicica shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cicica won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mali Cicica has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cicica drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Cicica off! Cicica jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cicica gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cicica is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Cicica throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cicica got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cicica has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cicica gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cicica shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Cicica avoids nicely.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cicica takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cicica fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rob Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mali Cicica.
Cicica fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cicica throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cicica.
Cicica is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cicica prevents Gracie from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicica cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Cicica grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cicica lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Cicica trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Cicica lands a nice forearm strike.
Gracie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cicica cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cicica looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Cicica landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Cicica working for a submission but Gracie is keeping him at bay.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Cicica is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Cicica.
Cicica trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mali Cicica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cicica shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mali Cicica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cicica shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cicica thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cicica is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Cicica looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Cicica pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicica seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cicica throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cicica off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cicica is defended easily by Gracie.
Cicica fails with the takedown.
Rob Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mali Cicica.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Cicica looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Cicica slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cicica.
Cicica keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cicica but Cicica pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cicica gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cicica can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cicica keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cicica is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cicica defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Cicica gets back to half guard.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cicica doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Cicica is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cicica avoid being mounted?
Rob Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mali Cicica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cicica desperately trying to maintain half guard.
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 Rob Gracie.
I think Cicica has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mali Cicica!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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