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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glover throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Glover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glover fails with the takedown.
Glover closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Glover has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glover looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Glover drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gracie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Glover fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Glover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Glover counters by clinching up.
Glover turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Glover is breathing heavily.
Glover misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Glover is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie keeping hold of Glover's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Glover is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Glover looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie tries to roll over but Glover keeps him under control.
Glover controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Glover has control of the leg.
Gracie is pressing down on Glover's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Glover controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Glover wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Glover tries to pass.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Glover tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Glover trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Glover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Glover swinging wilding here.
Glover fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Glover's knee momentarily.
Glover scores with a kick to the midsection.
Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Glover is trying to break free.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Glover connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Glover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Glover will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Glover shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Glover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Glover on that attempt.
Glover wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Glover is trying to break free.
Glover tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Glover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Glover pulls his leg out and moves away.
Glover throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glover avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Glover is having none of it.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jason Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Glover is working from the bottom.
Glover struggling a bit here.
Glover tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Glover is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is trying to stand.
Glover manages to get to full guard.
Glover managing to control the position.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie is fighting to break Glover's control of his arms but Glover is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to stand but Glover is controlling from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Glover is keeping the position.
Glover has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gracie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a head kick. That will keep Glover thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Glover pushes him off.
Glover closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Glover pulls his leg out and moves away.
Glover has managed to clinch.
Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glover letting Gracie take a breather here.
Gracie lands a knee to the head.
Glover drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gracie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Glover takes a knee right on the jaw!
Glover misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Glover is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glover has his back to the cage.
Glover has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Glover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Glover's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover wants to sweep but no luck.
Glover tries to strike from the bottom.
Glover is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Glover is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Glover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Glover. Glover gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Glover.
Glover shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Glover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Glover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glover uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Glover didn't expect that.
Glover is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Glover seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Glover has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Glover is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Glover can't break the clinch.
Glover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Glover to the mat.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Glover trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glover is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Glover wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Glover is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Glover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glover tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover can't break the clinch.
Gracie is working for takedown but Glover is calmly controlling the position for now.
Glover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie lands a nice knee to the body.
Gracie is pressed up against the cage. Glover has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gracie down to the mat. Gracie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Glover circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Glover closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Glover dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Glover circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover has a takedown stuffed.
Glover misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Glover instigates a clinch.
Glover misses with a knee strike.
Glover lands a nice elbow.
Glover fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Glover blocks with his arms.
Gracie has Glover pressed against the cage.
Gracie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie landing knees to the body.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie darts in and clinches Glover up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Gracie!
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