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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Mayweather has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shannon Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.
Mayweather looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mayweather moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayweather misses the shot to the body.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayweather keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Mayweather in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayweather.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie has hold of one of Mayweather's legs. Mayweather is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mayweather preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayweather works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayweather on the ground.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Mayweather moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Mayweather saw that one coming.
Mayweather slips under a jab.
Mayweather throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a hook but Mayweather avoids it easily.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Shannon Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is pressing down on Mayweather's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayweather is holding on for now.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayweather sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Mayweather is in no mood to give up.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mayweather holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Mayweather manages to avoid easily.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mayweather holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie looking to finish Mayweather with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayweather!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mayweather holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Mayweather moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather blocks a jab.
Gracie misses with a hook. Mayweather ducked under it nicely.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayweather sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayweather.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayweather.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Mayweather moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayweather.
Gracie throws a hook but Mayweather avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayweather sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Mayweather is defending well.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayweather is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Mayweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Mayweather.
Mayweather blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie stalling against the cage.
Mayweather is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mayweather to the mat. Mayweather regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Mayweather is keeping the position.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayweather defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Mayweather moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayweather defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Mayweather keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Mayweather is out of range.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayweather slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie is stalling here.
Gracie gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mayweather keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Mayweather but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayweather is looking to escape.
Gracie punching from mount but Mayweather doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Mayweather is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mayweather is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shannon Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mayweather manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Mayweather is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather is trying to buck Gracie off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shannon Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shannon Gracie!
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energy
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RATING
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