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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Flipsyde - Someday. Gracia has chosen The Last Fight as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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203 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Gracia!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dexter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracia moves into range and clinches up with Dexter.
Gracia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dexter blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dexter's face.
Gracia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dexter is trying to break the clinch but Gracia is controlling him.
Gracia has Dexter pressed against the cage, preventing Dexter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dexter tries to break free but Gracia pushes him back against the cage.
Dexter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracia is looking to clinch.
Dexter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracia.
Gracia tries to clinch but Dexter moves out of range.
Gracia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dexter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracia tries to clinch but Dexter is having none of it.
Gracia tries to clinch up.
Gracia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dexter shoots for a takedown but Gracia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Dexter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracia slaps away a takedown attempt from Dexter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dexter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dexter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracia's guard now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dexter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracia is keeping the position for now.
Dexter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dexter trying to control but Gracia is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dexter wants to pass the guard but Gracia is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dexter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dexter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracia has a closed guard, preventing Dexter from standing up.
Gracia keeping moving, preventing Dexter from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracia wants to stand but Dexter is controlling the position.
Gracia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dexter pushing down on Gracia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Dexter there.
Dexter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dexter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dexter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dexter wants to pass the guard but Gracia is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dexter is looking to take a break and control but Gracia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dexter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dexter is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dexter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dexter dominated that round.
That's time! Dexter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dexter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracia.
Dexter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracia is fending him off so far but Dexter persists. Nope, Gracia circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dexter counters with a single leg into guard. Gracia didn't expect that.
Gracia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dexter prevents Gracia from getting back to his feet.
Dexter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dexter stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gracia wants to clinch but Dexter slips to the side
and Dexter counters with a single leg into guard. Gracia didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dexter thows a big elbow that misses.
Dexter postures up in Gracia's guard and throws a big left but Gracia blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia keeping moving, preventing Dexter from controlling successfully.
Dexter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gracia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dexter looking to pass the guard.
Dexter is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracia has wrist control.
Dexter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dexter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dexter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracia defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dexter is looking for a kimura but Gracia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dexter to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dexter.
Dexter moves nicely into side control.
Dexter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gracia wants to get back to his feet but Dexter drags him back down.
Dexter wants to control but Gracia is keeping him busy.
Dexter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dexter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dexter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dexter advances to full mount.
Dexter looking to finish with strikes here!
Dexter punching from mount but Gracia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dexter.
Gracia really wants to buck Dexter off and get back to his feet.
Dexter is landing with some decent strikes but Gracia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dexter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dexter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dexter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dexter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dexter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dexter lands in his opponent's guard.
Dexter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dexter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracia is keeping the position for now.
Dexter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dexter postures up in Gracia's guard and throws a big left but Gracia blocks it.
Dexter trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dexter 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.
Dexter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dexter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracia wants to stand up but Dexter is controlling him.
Dexter throwing strikes but missing.
Dexter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter passes into half guard.
Dexter is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dexter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dexter is trying to work for a kimura but Gracia is defending well.
Dexter prevents Gracia from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter wants to pass the guard but Gracia is defending well.
Dexter is working hard here to advance position.
Gracia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dexter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracia defending well though.
Gracia is trying to stand.
Jose Gracia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dexter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dexter wants to pass the guard but Gracia is defending well.
Dexter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dexter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dexter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracia is looking to escape.
Dexter wants to finish this one by submission but Gracia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dexter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Dexter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dexter, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Dexter!
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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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