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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC- Long Way To The Top. Gracie has chosen Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver 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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29 - 9 - 1 |
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183 cm
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195 lbs
36 - 24 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Ang counters with a nice body shot.
Ang misses the jab.
Aaron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ang doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Ang moved away.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Ang moves away and avoids it.
Ang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Ang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Ang sees coming a mile off.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ang's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Ang.
Gracie slips a straight right by Ang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Ang should have avoided that one.
Ang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Ang scores with a four punch combination!
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ang at a distance.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ang.
Some bone on bone action there as Ang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ang instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ang or not.
Ang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie is pushing Ang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ang misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ang up against the cage.
Gracie tries to work over Ang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ang misses with a body punch.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Ang.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Ang.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ang.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ang lands a right hand.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Ang tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Ang tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
It looks like Aaron Gracie has been cut.
Ang struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ang misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie tries a body shot but Ang blocks it.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ang cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Ang misses with a punch to the body.
Ang lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Ang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Ang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Ang.
Ang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ang moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Ang lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Ang avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Ang controls the action.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Ang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom.
Ang postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ang is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rodney Ang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ang moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Ang is just out of range.
Ang slips a straight right by Gracie.
Aaron Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good work by Ang as he checks the leg kick.
Ang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Ang counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Ang is out of range.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ang lands an overhand right.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ang throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Ang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ang looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Ang's head back.
Gracie checks a low kick from Ang.
Ang lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ang manages to avoid it.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Ang's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses the jab.
Ang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ang moves away.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Ang.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Ang saw that one coming.
Gracie tries to bum rush Ang with a series of wild strikes but Ang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Ang cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Ang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang connects with a jab.
Ang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie ducks straight into an uppercut from Ang and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Gracie manages to regain guard straight away.
Gracie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ang wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Ang finish him?
Ang wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ang manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie postures up in Ang's guard and throws a big left but Ang blocks it.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Ang is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Ang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ang 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.
Ang misses with a looping right.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Ang's body.
Ang is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Ang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Ang takes one to the chin there.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Ang.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Ang tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Ang misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Gracie scores with a push kick.
Ang tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie throws a head kick but Ang moves out of range.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ang lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a hook but Ang avoids it easily.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ang lands a right hook to the body.
Ang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie swings for the body but Ang moves out of range.
Ang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Ang.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ang.
Ang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook. Ang ducked under it nicely.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ang just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Ang's leg but Ang calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gracie catches Ang right on the button with a cross.
Ang slips a straight right by Gracie.
Ang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ang misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Ang does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Ang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Ang moves away and avoids it.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Ang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rodney Ang did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Ang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie jabs Ang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Ang misses the jab.
Ang works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Ang counters with a thumping low kick.
Ang slips under a jab.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Ang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Ang.
Ang lands with a right hand.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Ang lands a stunning uppercut that sends Gracie to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie trying to control here.
Ang is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Ang wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ang working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gracie's thigh. Gracie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rodney Ang just wasn't active enough.
Ang throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Ang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Ang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ang moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Ang scoring well with a low kick there.
Ang drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Ang counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Ang does no damage.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ang wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Ang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie cracks Ang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Ang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Ang had his way with Aaron Gracie in that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ang checks a low kick from Gracie.
Ang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ang's hands.
Ang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ang throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie tests Ang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ang there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Ang misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ang manages to avoid it.
Ang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ang scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie tries to work over Ang's front leg with a kick but Ang checks it.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Ang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Ang avoids it well.
Ang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ang.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aaron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Ang wants to clinch.
Ang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ang and sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Ang follows him down to the mat - Gracie regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Ang defends easily.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ang is one step ahead there.
Ang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodney Ang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Ang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Ang is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aaron Gracie.
I think Ang 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Ang!
Rodney Ang retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Rodney Ang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Balls Recovery (160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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