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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver. Campbell has chosen Steel Panther - Party all Day as his entrance music. Aaron Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
27 - 20 - 1 |
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180 cm
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193 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie feints and as Campbell raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Campbell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gracie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Campbell regains half guard.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Campbell is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Campbell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Campbell is defending well.
Gracie trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Campbell is working away.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Campbell is defending the position.
Campbell is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Campbell leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Campbell has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Campbell tries to pass.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campbell controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pulling down on Campbell's head. It's preventing any offense from Campbell, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Campbell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
It looks like Aaron Gracie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Campbell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie lands an elbow.
Campbell is not content to let Gracie control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell throws a leg kick that misses.
Campbell misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bruce Campbell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.
Campbell walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Campbell is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Campbell avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Campbell is not content to let Gracie control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Aaron Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Campbell has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Campbell avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Campbell lands a shot to the body.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Campbell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Campbell moved out of range.
Campbell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Campbell trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control. Campbell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell trying to control from the bottom.
Campbell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Campbell is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Campbell won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Campbell connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Campbell's guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campbell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie cracks Campbell with a solid left hand.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Aaron Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Campbell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Bruce Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Campbell as he avoids it easily.
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Bruce Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell tries to clinch up.
Campbell lands with a cross.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Campbell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Campbell is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Campbell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie trying to control but Campbell is having none of it.
Gracie is stalling here but it's allowed Campbell to get half guard.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Campbell is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is keen to just control but Campbell is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Campbell is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Campbell moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Gracie!
Aaron Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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