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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholis Nabavian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicholis Nabavian!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabavian throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Nabavian.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Nabavian counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nabavian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nabavian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nabavian misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabavian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nabavian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabavian landing knees to the head.
Nabavian has picked Gracie up - he's going for a ride! Nabavian dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nabavian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nabavian is working away from the top position though.
Nabavian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nabavian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nabavian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Nabavian from controlling successfully.
Nabavian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabavian trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Nabavian is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nicholis Nabavian wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nabavian sprawls well. Nabavian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Nabavian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nabavian off to one side.
Gracie throws a body punch but Nabavian moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nabavian pinned against the cage. Nabavian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nabavian manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to clinch but Nabavian moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Nabavian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nabavian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie tries to clinch but Nabavian moves out of range.
Nabavian tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nabavian slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nabavian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nabavian throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Nabavian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicholis Nabavian will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nabavian tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nabavian to the ground. Nabavian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nabavian defends it nicely.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Nabavian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andy Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabavian clinches up against the cage.
Nabavian is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabavian struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Nabavian won't allow it.
Gracie tries to circle away but Nabavian has him pinned against the cage.
Nabavian is working for takedown but Gracie is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabavian trying to land knees to the body.
Nabavian tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard.
Nabavian won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Nabavian pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nabavian controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nabavian defends well.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Nabavian from controlling successfully.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Nabavian from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabavian stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Nabavian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Nabavian postures up.
Nicholis Nabavian has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Nabavian keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nabavian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nabavian was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
letting Nabavian counter with a right hand.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nabavian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Nabavian avoids the body shot from Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie is looking to wear down Nabavian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Nabavian. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nabavian moves away.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Nabavian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Nabavian is avoiding it.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Nabavian.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nabavian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nabavian manages to avoid it.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Nabavian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Nabavian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabavian circles away.
Andy Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nabavian doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Nabavian looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nabavian counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nabavian moves away.
Nabavian stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Nabavian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Nabavian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Nabavian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabavian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nabavian.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie tries to circle away but Nabavian has him pinned against the cage.
Nabavian is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nabavian persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nabavian tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nabavian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nabavian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nabavian trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabavian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nabavian passes into half guard.
Nabavian is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie controlling the position well.
Nabavian is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Nabavian is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabavian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie wants to control but Nabavian is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nabavian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Nabavian keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Nabavian has control of the leg.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nabavian is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholis Nabavian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nabavian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholis Nabavian!
Nicholis Nabavian very nearly forgot to thank (MFS) Macto Fight System $15 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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FIGHT
RATING
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