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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Funku Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funku Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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194 cm
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215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
30
212 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Funku Gracie! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A punch combination from Gracie misses. Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target. Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming. Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad. Funku Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Williams wants to clinch. Williams wants to clinch. Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Williams wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy. Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Williams is working Gracie over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control. Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Williams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Williams throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely. Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head. Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie. Williams scoring with punches to the head and body. Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. Williams controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gracie won't allow Williams to sweep him here. Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now. Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Williams is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. A punch combination from Gracie misses. Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Williams wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bob Williams has been cut. Gracie thows a body shot but no joy. Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut. Gracie misses the jab. Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams. The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Gracie on that attempt. Williams wants to clinch. Williams is looking to clinch. Williams walks into a left hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A jab lands there for Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick lands from Williams that sends Gracie to the canvas. Gracie tries to scramble back to his feet but Williams brings him back down into side control.
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Funku Gracie has been cut. Gracie is trying to improve his position. Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him? Williams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Williams in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Gracie looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Williams turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Williams! After the big win, Bob Williams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - iForce Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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