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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haryy Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grace might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Swagga Like Us - TI. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haryy Houdini!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houdini shoots in for a takedown but Grace shows good takedown defense.
Grace lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grace rushes Houdini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Houdini is looking for a takedown.
Grace working Houdini over with knees to the body.
Houdini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grace walks away with a smile on his face. Houdini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chuck Grace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haryy Houdini.
Houdini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Houdini moves into the clinch successfully.
Houdini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Houdini tries to work over Grace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houdini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houdini misses with a punch to the body.
Houdini lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Houdini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Houdini makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grace wants to stand up but Houdini is controlling him.
Houdini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Houdini is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Grace manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chuck Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Grace lands a nice looking body kick.
Houdini shoots for a double leg takedown but Grace sprawls well. He's pushed Houdini's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grace drives through and clinches with Houdini against the cage.
Houdini avoids a wild elbow strike from Grace.
Houdini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grace looking to throw knees to the head but Houdini is blocking nicely.
Grace throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grace prevents a body shot from Houdini.
Houdini tries to work over Grace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houdini is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grace to keep the fight standing.
Houdini blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Houdini.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houdini misses with a body punch.
Houdini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Houdini has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grace after a bit of a struggle.
Grace lands a nice elbow.
Houdini can't find room to land a body shot as Grace controls the action.
Houdini pulls guard successfully.
Grace stands up from Houdini's guard - Grace perhaps looking for a knockout.
Some wild striking there from Houdini.
Grace gets a clinch.
Houdini gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Grace regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace wants to stand and escape but Houdini is having none of it.
Houdini is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grace wants to stand but Houdini is controlling the position.
Houdini drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Houdini jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Houdini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Houdini stops Grace from standing up.
Houdini trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houdini thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Houdini is controlling him.
Houdini throwing strikes from guard but Grace blocks nicely.
Houdini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Houdini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grace wants to stand and escape but Houdini is having none of it.
Houdini landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace is looking to stand up but Houdini isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houdini tries to stand but Grace is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grace wants to stand and escape but Houdini is having none of it.
Houdini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haryy Houdini dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grace moves into the clinch.
Grace stops a takedown attempt from Houdini.
Houdini pulls guard effortlessly.
Grace tries to stand but Houdini is controlling from the bottom.
Houdini is trying to keep Grace in close.
Houdini escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grace trying to stand up but can't free himself from Houdini's guard.
Houdini has control of Grace's left arm, preventing Grace from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Houdini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Houdini seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Houdini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Houdini working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Haryy Houdini wasn't active enough on the ground.
Grace moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Houdini.
Houdini has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Grace uses from the top position.
Houdini is trying to control the position but Grace postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace wanted to stand there but Houdini had control of the position.
Grace postures up.
Houdini looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Grace has picked Houdini up and slammed him! Houdini can't keep hold of the triangle and Grace manages to pass to side control!
Houdini struggling a bit here.
Grace decides to stand back up. Grace steps back and let's Houdini get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Houdini.
Grace is trying to get back to his feet.
Houdini decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Houdini tries to clinch there but Grace circles away.
Houdini changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grace looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Houdini 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.
Houdini goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Grace rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Houdini's guard! Nice work there by Grace!
Grace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Houdini has a closed guard, preventing Grace from standing up.
Grace trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Houdini has control of Grace's left arm, preventing Grace from doing any damage.
Grace wants to get up but he can't break Houdini's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini pulls Grace in to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grace tries to stand but Houdini is controlling from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Haryy Houdini was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Houdini lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Houdini has a takedown stuffed.
Grace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Houdini.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houdini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chuck Grace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haryy Houdini.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houdini fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haryy Houdini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grace moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Houdini.
Grace is fighting off a takedown attempt but Houdini is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Grace to the mat. Grace regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Houdini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houdini won't allow Grace to get back to his feet.
Houdini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Houdini looking to pass the guard.
Houdini throwing strikes from guard but Grace blocks nicely.
Houdini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Houdini throwing strikes but missing.
Houdini wants to get up but he can't break Grace's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Houdini stops Grace from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houdini postures up in Grace's guard and throws a big left but Grace blocks it.
Grace wants to stand but Houdini is controlling the position.
Grace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houdini.
Houdini is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.
Houdini thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Houdini thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Houdini passes Grace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Houdini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grace has managed to free his arm - good work.
Houdini is working for a kimura but Grace is defending it quite comfortably.
Chuck Grace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haryy Houdini has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace has one foot on Houdini's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Grace has managed to clinch.
Grace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Houdini is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grace is defending well.
Houdini tries to throw a body punch but Grace avoids it by throwing Houdini back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Houdini manages to pull guard.
Houdini trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini looking for a guillotine here but Grace defends easily.
Grace would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Houdini looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace wants to stand but Houdini is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grace drives through and clinches with Houdini against the cage.
Houdini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Houdini managing to block the knees to the body from Grace.
Grace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Houdini manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Houdini wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Houdini's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haryy Houdini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Houdini winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Haryy Houdini!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Haryy Houdini!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Haryy Houdini!
Haryy Houdini wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
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