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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily and Kron Gracie. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bravery - time won't let me go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kron Gracie enters the cage!
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, I.P. Daily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daily avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Daily dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daily tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daily throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Daily throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Daily.
Daily looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Daily sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Daily there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Daily.
Daily connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Daily defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Daily showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Daily throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
I.P. Daily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daily, right into the meat.
Daily punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Daily shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daily swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Daily sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daily throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie jabs at Daily's body.
A solid body kick from Daily.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Daily counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Daily throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daily paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daily moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie slips under a jab from Daily.
Daily lands with a nice body punch.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daily slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Daily counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daily throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Gracie throws the left hand but Daily avoids the punch easily.
Gracie jabs at Daily's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
I.P. Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Daily does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daily cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daily slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Daily.
Daily fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daily throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Daily.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Daily. That snapped Gracie's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Daily takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Daily finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Daily. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie misses with a hook. Daily ducked under it nicely.
Daily scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daily scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daily goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Daily does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Daily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Daily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I.P. Daily dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Daily.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daily.
Daily misses with an uppercut.
Daily is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Daily jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Daily lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daily. Daily circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daily connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Daily as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daily lands with a cross.
Daily misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a jab to Daily's midsection.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Daily.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie stops Daily from getting back to his feet.
Gracie throwing shots but Daily is blocking nicely.
Gracie wants to control but Daily is keeping him busy.
Daily is looking to escape.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Daily is defending well.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daily looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daily keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daily defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daily keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daily makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Daily throws a lazy body kick
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Daily was not able to check.
Daily scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Daily misses with a hook
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daily moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daily moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daily as he avoids it easily.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daily is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
I.P. Daily is winning the standup battle so far.
Daily throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Daily throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
I.P. Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Daily.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daily sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Daily throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daily cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Daily misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie swings for the body but Daily moves out of range.
Daily throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Daily sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Daily is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Daily is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I.P. Daily dominated that second round.
That's time! Daily's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Daily throws an off balance right hand
and Daily takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daily throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Daily.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Daily's head but Daily sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daily lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Daily misses.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daily takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daily with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daily lands a jab to the head.
Daily lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daily lands a head kick!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daily dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Daily misses the jab.
Daily lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Daily takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daily as he jumps to the side.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Daily shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
I.P. Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Daily ducks down to avoid it.
Daily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Daily throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daily keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daily lands with a right hand.
Daily lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Daily takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Daily looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daily's waist but Daily gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Daily misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Daily misses.
Gracie throws a body punch but Daily moves out of range.
Daily jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daily lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daily steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daily sprawls well. Daily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Daily.
I.P. Daily is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daily tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daily to the ground. Daily escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Daily circles away easily
and Daily cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daily bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Daily fails to land with a series of punches.
Daily lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Daily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I.P. Daily showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daily, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I.P. Daily!
I.P. Daily really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ace of Spades Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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