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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomba comes to the cage accompanied by Dreadlock Holiday. Gracie has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. 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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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grzegorz Bomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bomba can pounce on him.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bomba but Bomba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bomba tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bomba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bomba misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Bomba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bomba throws a body kick that misses.
Bomba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Bomba tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bomba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grzegorz Bomba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Bomba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bomba scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie checks a low kick from Bomba.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Bomba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bomba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bomba wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Bomba tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Bomba swinging wildly here.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a double jab.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bomba looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bomba.
Bomba tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie dives in and grabs Bomba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bomba pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
A combination from Bomba does no damage.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Bomba counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Bomba throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomba throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Bomba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bomba throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie throws a jab when Bomba was well out of range.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bomba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Bomba throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Bomba connects with a solid leg kick.
Grzegorz Bomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bomba.
Bomba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Bomba misses with a wild combination.
Bomba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bomba!
Bomba throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bomba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bomba throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
No joy there for Bomba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bomba lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bomba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomba throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bomba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Bomba.
Bomba tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Bomba dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bomba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bomba sprawls well. Bomba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Bomba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bomba cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grzegorz Bomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomba throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Bomba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bomba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Bomba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch combination from Bomba misses.
Bomba throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bomba's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bomba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Bomba pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Bomba blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works over Bomba with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie throws a strike but Bomba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bomba won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bomba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bomba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Bomba pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bomba stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Bomba shows good takedown defense.
Grzegorz Bomba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Bomba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A combination from Bomba does no damage.
Bomba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bomba misses with the combination.
Bomba throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bomba sprawls well. Bomba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Bomba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grzegorz Bomba will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bomba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Bomba throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bomba fails to land with a series of punches.
Bomba throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Bomba throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Bomba misses with a low kick.
Bomba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomba.
Bomba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danga de danga de dang - Bomba scores with a four punch combination!
Bomba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bomba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bomba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bomba circles away.
Bomba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grzegorz Bomba is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bomba circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Bomba sprawls well.
Bomba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bomba.
Bomba misses with a few strikes there.
Bomba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bomba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bomba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Bomba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bomba looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Bomba scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bomba misses with the combination.
Bomba swinging wildly here.
Bomba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Bomba. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Grzegorz Bomba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Bomba, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Bomba against the cage but Bomba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bomba throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bomba throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bomba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Bomba counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bomba looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie throws a hook but Bomba avoids it easily.
Bomba throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Bomba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Bomba.
Some wild striking there from Bomba.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grzegorz Bomba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bomba pinned against the cage. Bomba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bomba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bomba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomba misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Bomba.
Bomba cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grzegorz Bomba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bomba, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grzegorz Bomba!
Grzegorz Bomba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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