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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Green. Falls has chosen "Fat Bottom Girls" - Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marko Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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222 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Falls!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Falls counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Falls tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Falls tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Falls blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Falls is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Falls!
Falls is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Falls is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Falls is squirming around nicely.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is really struggling to control Falls but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Falls blocking the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Falls avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Falls tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Falls is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie working Falls over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie tries to control but Falls wriggling away.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Falls is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Falls really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Falls is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Falls wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Falls but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Falls to control.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Falls is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control but Falls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie tries to control but Falls wriggling away.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Falls wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie wants to control but instead Falls manages to regain half guard.
Falls is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Falls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Falls is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Falls defending well though.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Falls defends it.
Falls trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Falls is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Falls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Falls wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Falls to control.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Falls with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Falls fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Falls kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Falls shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Falls pushes his legs off easily.
Falls is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Falls landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falls postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Falls defends it easily.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Falls defends it easily.
Falls landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Falls looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falls trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Falls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Falls distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Falls won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Falls makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marko Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Falls wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie has hold of Falls's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Falls manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Falls is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Falls is working to get back to half guard.
Falls is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Falls is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Falls can't escape the position.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Falls is staying in there.
Falls tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie working for a submission but Falls is keeping him at bay.
Falls working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Falls is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls can't escape the position.
Gracie working Falls over with strikes here.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Falls is squirming around nicely.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Falls can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Falls is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falls takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Falls is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Falls is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Falls misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Falls gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Falls misses with an elbow strike.
Falls has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gracie manages to end up in side control.
Falls is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Falls is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Falls wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gracie lands some shots froms side control.
Falls manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Falls is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Falls is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Falls sees it coming and defends easily.
Falls is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falls wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matt Falls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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 wants to pass the guard but Falls is defending well.
Falls wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to control. Falls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie throwing shots but Falls is blocking nicely.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Falls defends it.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Falls to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Falls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Falls keeps moving.
Falls keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Falls shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Falls is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Falls avoid being mounted?
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Falls is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Falls reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard.
Falls chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Gracie!
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hype
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