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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bulpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bulpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulpin throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Bulpin is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie stands up and beckons Bulpin to his feet.
Bulpin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Bulpin wants to sweep but no luck.
Bulpin is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gracie is thwarting Bulpin's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulpin is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie throwing shots but Bulpin is blocking nicely.
Bulpin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bulpin stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Bulpin tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bulpin tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie controls the position from side control.
Bulpin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away.
Bulpin regains half guard.
Bulpin is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bulpin is breathing heavily.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bulpin is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Bulpin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to stand and escape but Bulpin is controlling the position.
Bulpin tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Bulpin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bulpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Bulpin misses the jab.
Bulpin wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bulpin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie controls Bulpin momentarily but Bulpin frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Bulpin keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Bulpin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie gets to his feet - Bulpin follows without any prompting.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bulpin.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Bulpin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Bulpin in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is trying to buck Bulpin off.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Bulpin keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bulpin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bulpin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Bulpin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bulpin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie has Bulpin pulled in close to control his posture.
Bulpin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to control but Bulpin is keeping him busy.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gracie decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bulpin slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Bulpin rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bulpin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to stall.
Bulpin leaning against his opponent.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bulpin smiles and moves away.
Bulpin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bulpin slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Bulpin throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Bulpin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulpin is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bulpin is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bulpin! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bulpin taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sean Gracie!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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