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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark has chosen Iron Man-Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
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186 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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189 cm
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181 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Stark! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range. Stark ducks under a wild hook from Gracie. Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Stark in a clinch.
Stark working aggressively here.
Gracie is trying to drag Stark to the mat but Stark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside. Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stark fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target. Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Stark. Stark maintains the clinch. A short right from Stark. Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nice body punch from Stark. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Stark misses with a short punch on the inside. Stark lands a body punch. Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut. Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
Stark working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Stark. Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Stark scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head. Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark lands a shoulder strike. Stark lands a shoulder strike. Stark misses with a short punch on the inside. A short uppercut from Stark. Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie. Gracie tries to break the clinch but Stark is controlling the position. This has been an exciting period of action! Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Stark throws a head punch that misses. Stark lands with a short shot to the head. Stark tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Stark digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gracie is trying to push Stark away but Stark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut. Stark lands with a short shot to the head. Gracie tries to break the clinch but Stark is controlling the position. Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Stark digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Stark has double underhooks. Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nice body punch from Stark - that landed with a thud.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stark smiles and moves away.
Stark defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie misses with a looping left. Stark digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs. Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Stark lands a jab to the head.
Stark clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage. Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Stark is working Gracie over against the cage. Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Stark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Stark throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie. Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Stark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. 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! Stark tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Stark back against the cage. Stark blocks an uppercut.
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head. Gracie is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut. Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stark pulls him back up using the underhooks. Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head. Good body shot from Stark.
Stark lands a shot to the body. Nice body punch from Stark. A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short uppercut from Stark. A right handed body shot lands from Stark.
Gracie takes a shot to the head. Stark scores with a shoulder strike. Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stark lands with a left to the head. Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A shot in the inside from Stark. Stark lands with a light punch inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Stark moves into the clinch. Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark. A shot in the inside from Stark.
Gracie is rocked! Stark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it. Gracie seems to have got his legs back now. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Gracie blocking some punches.
Anthony Stark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Gracie takes a shot to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark. Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head. Gracie takes a shot to the head. A short uppercut from Stark. A short body shot lands from Stark as the two fighters clinch.
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! Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark lands with a right to the head. Stark tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Stark back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark. Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Stark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stark prevents it.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it. A short body shot lands from Stark as the two fighters clinch.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Stark lands a nice shot to the body. Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Stark lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stark lands with a right to the head. Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Stark lands a nice uppercut. Stark lands with a short shot to the head. Stark scores with a shoulder strike. Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A body shot lands from Stark.
Gracie blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark. A body shot lands from Stark.
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head. Stark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Stark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Stark throws a head punch that misses. Stark digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank. Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not. Stark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stark unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gracie! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stark is unloading with more strikes now! Gracie drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Stark! Jumping up and down and very excited, Anthony Stark waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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