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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cube comes to the cage accompanied by Bow Down. Gracie has chosen Boris Brejcha - Openminded as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cube stuffs the takedown.
Cube misses with a wild body shot.
Cube throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cube checks the leg kick.
Ricardo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cube lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cube swivels and escapes.
Cube throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Cube which made him look bad.
Ice Cube has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Cube throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cube tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cube throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Cube moves away
and Cube counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cube's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Cube misses the shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Cube manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Cube as Gracie shoots in.
Cube thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a combination. Cube tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Cube misses.
Cube throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Cube swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cube throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cube has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cube wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cube has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cube tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cube has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cube looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Cube pushes him off.
Cube lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie throws a head kick but Cube moves out of range.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cube paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Cube misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie has hold of Cube's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cube manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cube is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Cube's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Cube is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie has control of Cube's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cube regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cube is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cube is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cube and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cube is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cube has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie throws an elbow but Cube slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Cube takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cube has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cube.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cube lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cube misses the jab.
Ice Cube is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Cube swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cube misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cube has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube lands with an overhand left.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie pushes down on Cube's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ricardo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cube is trying to stand.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie is trying to control. Cube wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cube is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Cube wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Cube is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cube defends it well.
Cube pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Cube is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cube is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube is looking to escape.
Gracie is thwarting Cube's attempts to control the position.
Cube regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cube keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cube keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cube swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Cube is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cube manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Cube's guard.
Cube is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cube is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cube manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cube would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Cube misses with a straight right.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cube circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cube gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cube lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Cube is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cube trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Cube throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Cube looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Cube sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Cube, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Cube against the cage but Cube circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ice Cube has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Cube back into the cage.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cube fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ice Cube is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie tries to clinch but Cube moves out of range.
Cube misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Cube's guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Cube.
Ice Cube has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cube tries to strike from the bottom.
Cube is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cube manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Cube in his guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Cube controlling him for the moment.
Gracie has his feet on Cube's thighs here. He's pushed Cube off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cube screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Gracie!
Ricardo Gracie made sure to mention his sponsor, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview.
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