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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dahlquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Dahlquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a leg kick but Dahlquist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Dahlquist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dahlquist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Dahlquist ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Dahlquist tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Dahlquist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Dahlquist's head.
Dahlquist is looking to clinch.
Dahlquist is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dahlquist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dahlquist tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Dahlquist moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Dahlquist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Dahlquist is just out of range.
Dahlquist tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Max Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a swing at Dahlquist's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Dahlquist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dahlquist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Dahlquist avoids them all with ease.
That's four 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 keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a head kick but Dahlquist moves out of range.
Dahlquist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a right hand that Dahlquist ducks under and follows up with a left that Dahlquist also avoids with ease.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Dahlquist is just out of range.
Gracie looks gassed!
Dahlquist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dahlquist forces Gracie back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
Dahlquist tries to clinch up.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Dahlquist is just out of range.
Dahlquist closes the distance and clinches.
Dahlquist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dahlquist taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dahlquist jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Dahlquist gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dahlquist slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Dahlquist blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlquist slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Dahlquist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dahlquist moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dahlquist as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Dahlquist keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Dahlquist fails to pull guard.
Dahlquist decides to pull guard.
Dahlquist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dahlquist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dahlquist will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dahlquist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dahlquist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dahlquist has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Dahlquist keeps moving.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie trying to control but Dahlquist is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlquist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dahlquist has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Dahlquist's legs - danger averted.
Dahlquist working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gracie has passed into half guard!
Dahlquist trying to control from the bottom.
Dahlquist keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dahlquist trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dahlquist is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Dahlquist that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Dahlquist is in trouble!
Dahlquist wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Dahlquist bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Dahlquist avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Gracie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Dahlquist slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dahlquist tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dahlquist.
Gracie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dahlquist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dahlquist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dahlquist.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie throws a push kick but Dahlquist slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Dahlquist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dahlquist moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dahlquist dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Dave Dahlquist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dahlquist gets a clinch.
Dahlquist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dahlquist jumps guard.
Dahlquist controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Dahlquist looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Max Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dahlquist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dahlquist wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gracie is now in half guard.
Dahlquist regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Dahlquist showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Max Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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