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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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176 cm
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195 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard throws a shot to the body.
Lombard avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombard thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Lombard off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Lombard.
Lombard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lombard checks a leg kick nicely.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Lombard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Mateus Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lombard checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Lombard connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Lombard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lombard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Lombard saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Lombard as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lombard avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mateus Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie is looking to wear down Lombard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lombard throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Lombard counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Lombard to acknowledge the strikes.
Lombard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Lombard sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard checks a low kick from Gracie.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Lombard jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Lombard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Lombard's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lombard tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Lombard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lombard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lombard is trying to buck Gracie off.
Gracie scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie scoring with punches from side control.
Lombard is rocked!
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lombard is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mateus Gracie!
Mateus Gracie took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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