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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies/Drowning pool. Kirk Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thunder Jackson's chin.
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177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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183 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kirk Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thunder Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kirk Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
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!
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Kirk Gracie's cut is getting worse.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie jumps guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie jumps guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Gracie jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control.
Gracie prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thunder Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Jackson wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Jackson is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thunder Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Kirk Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Gracie controlling from mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Kirk Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie looking to stall.
Thunder Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie looking to stall.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Gracie tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Jackson wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jackson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jackson and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Gracie!
Kirk Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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pop
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