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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Bravery - time won't let me go. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anthony Bitonti enters the cage!
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221 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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193 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Bitonti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitonti scores with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bitonti blocks the leg kick.
Bitonti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bitonti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bitonti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Bitonti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Horrible takedown by Bitonti or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Bitonti connects with a nice looking jab.
Bitonti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitonti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitonti throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bitonti.
Bitonti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitonti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
It looks like Anthony Bitonti has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Bitonti avoids it well.
Gracie throws the left hand but Bitonti avoids the punch easily.
Kron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Bitonti misses with a body kick.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bitonti.
Bitonti swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Bitonti.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Bitonti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Bitonti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitonti misses with a body shot.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitonti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Bitonti staying out of range there.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bitonti.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bitonti jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bitonti misses the target.
Bitonti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Bitonti misses with a looping right.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Bitonti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Bitonti's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Bitonti is just out of range.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Gracie
and Bitonti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Bitonti misses
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
A jab from Bitonti misses.
Bitonti throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Bitonti tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Bitonti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitonti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Bitonti's defenses.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Bitonti circles away.
Gracie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bitonti takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Gracie lands.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Bitonti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bitonti misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Bitonti dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bitonti preventing the sweep.
Bitonti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kron Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bitonti works the jab nicely.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bitonti connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Bitonti counters with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Bitonti.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitonti.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Bitonti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kron Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Bitonti looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bitonti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws a head kick but Bitonti moves out of range.
Gracie misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitonti.
Bitonti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bitonti jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Bitonti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bitonti slips under a jab.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Bitonti misses with a body kick.
Bitonti walks into a jab.
Gracie instigates a clinch.
Bitonti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bitonti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bitonti down to the mat. Bitonti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Bitonti saw that one coming.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitonti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Bitonti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Bitonti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Bitonti cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bitonti lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
That kick from Bitonti tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bitonti.
Bitonti connects with a looping right hand.
Bitonti lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti takes one on the button.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Bitonti had a free shot at his head there.
Bitonti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bitonti throws a head kick that misses.
Bitonti moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitonti moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Bitonti lands a body shot.
Bitonti lands a nice shot to the body.
Bitonti throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Bitonti throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Bitonti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bitonti under the eye.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bitonti. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bitonti throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Bitonti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie tests Bitonti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bitonti.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitonti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Bitonti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Bitonti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bitonti is trying to move to mount but Gracie reverses beautifully and ends up in Bitonti's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitonti pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bitonti.
Bitonti pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bitonti.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bitonti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bitonti tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bitonti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bitonti can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Good body shot from Bitonti.
Bitonti can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bitonti as Gracie tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bitonti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitonti looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitonti.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bitonti.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bitonti.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bitonti tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitonti cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Bitonti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Bitonti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bitonti blocks an uppercut.
Bitonti misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie tries to work over Bitonti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitonti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bitonti uses it to pass to side control.
Bitonti trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bitonti is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Bitonti from improving position.
Bitonti working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Bitonti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bitonti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Bitonti!
Anthony Bitonti 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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energy
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hype
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