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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is The Bravery - time won't let me go. A fine choice. Sturd has chosen DMX - We In Here as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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212 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Sturd misses with a two punch combination.
Sturd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Sturd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd.
Sturd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie throws a body punch but Sturd moves out of range.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Sturd moves away and avoids it.
Sturd loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Sturd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sturd digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Sturd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sturd as he avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd.
Sturd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Sturd works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sturd is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Sturd throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Donk. Sturd catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sturd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Sturd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Sturd finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Sturd connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sturd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Sturd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Sturd lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sturd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Sturd throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Sturd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Sturd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sturd punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jason Sturd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sturd, as that shot connected.
Sturd throws a shot to the body.
Jason Sturd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Sturd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Sturd lands with an overhand left.
Sturd lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sturd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sturd.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sturd lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturd.
Sturd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sturd clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Sturd connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Sturd connects with an inside leg kick.
Sturd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sturd - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sturd. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sturd connects with a body shot.
Sturd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturd lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd.
Sturd scores with a push kick.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturd.
Sturd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sturd scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sturd throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Sturd scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd lands with a shot to the body.
Sturd misses the shot to the body.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd 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.
Sturd punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jason Sturd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sturd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sturd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Sturd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sturd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Sturd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sturd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturd scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sturd thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturd.
Sturd scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Sturd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd, right into the meat.
Sturd tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturd swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Sturd.
Sturd lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sturd as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Sturd.
Sturd lands a front kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sturd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sturd.
Sturd takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Sturd throws a big shot that misses.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sturd duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Sturd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sturd misses with a looping left.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sturd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sturd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Sturd misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd manages to avoid it.
Sturd lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Sturd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Sturd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Sturd moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Sturd connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Sturd.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Sturd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sturd.
Sturd misses with a kick to the body.
Sturd cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Sturd ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Sturd circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Sturd breaks from the clinch.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Sturd.
The fighters circling - Sturd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie moves out of range as Sturd strikes.
Sturd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Sturd pushes him off.
Sturd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd throws a head kick that misses.
Sturd swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Sturd motions for Gracie to come forward. Sturd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Sturd circles away.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Sturd.
A punch combination from Sturd misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Sturd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sturd throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sturd is predictable there
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Sturd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sturd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd.
Sturd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sturd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd, right into the meat.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Sturd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Sturd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Sturd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Sturd which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd.
Sturd lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd, right into the meat.
Sturd lands the left hand.
Sturd misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd fails to land with a series of punches.
Sturd misses with a body kick.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Sturd slips the punch.
Sturd misses the shot to the body.
Sturd dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturd lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sturd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd!
A victorious Jason Sturd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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