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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronaldo Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dover's waist but Dover gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Dover off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Dover is retaining full guard.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dover escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dover escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Dover is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dover bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Dover uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Dover lands an elbow.
Dover has hold of Gracie's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Gracie seems comfortable defending it but Dover has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Gracie is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Gracie is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dover couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Dover!
Ben Dover is the new middleweight champion!
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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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