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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has chosen Slacker as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
30 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Margera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Margera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Margera.
Margera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Margera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Margera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Margera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Margera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Margera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vitor Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Margera takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Margera counters with a left to the body.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Margera sprawls well.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Margera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Margera misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Margera scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Margera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Margera is trying to get back to his feet.
Margera isn't going anywhere.
Margera is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Margera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control the action but Margera is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to control but instead Margera has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Margera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Margera is trying to control but Gracie manages to pass to mount!
Margera slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Margera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Margera keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bam Margera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Margera throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Margera looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Margera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Margera throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Margera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Margera misses the shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Margera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to bum rush Margera with a series of wild strikes but Margera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie works over Margera's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Margera closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Margera lands in his opponent's guard.
Margera is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Margera is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Margera is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vitor Gracie!
Vitor Gracie took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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