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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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194 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie cracks Junior with a good jab.
It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Junior checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junior takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Junior.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie moves forwards but Junior connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Junior gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a hook. Junior ducked under it nicely.
Junior moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Junior throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Junior tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Junior looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Junior with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Junior moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior motions for Gracie to come forward. Junior throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Junior scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mateus Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Junior's guard.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Junior controlling Gracie's posture.
Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Junior's guard and throws a big left but Junior blocks it.
Junior looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Junior is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
Junior trying to control here.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mateus Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Junior checks the leg kick nicely there.
Junior throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junior scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Junior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Junior throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie cracks the inside of Junior's front leg.
Junior throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Junior's front leg but catches the back leg as Junior tries to avoid it.
Junior checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Junior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Junior sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Junior's head back.
Junior misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Junior's guard.
Junior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Junior trying to control the position.
Gracie advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away.
Gracie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie wants to control but Junior is keeping him busy.
Gracie throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Junior works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Junior dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Junior wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Junior gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Junior defends it.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Junior is squirming around nicely.
Gracie landing punches.
Junior is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to control but Junior wriggling away.
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.
Mateus Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Junior finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Junior is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Junior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junior moves away.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie throws a hook but Junior blocks it.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Junior's sensitive parts.
Junior misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Junior connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Junior with a hook.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Junior checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Jorge Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to control.
Junior stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Junior working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Junior sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Junior throws a body kick that misses.
Junior blocks a jab.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie feints and then cracks Junior's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Junior down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses the jab.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Junior sees coming a mile off.
Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Junior throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Junior saw it coming and moves away.
Mateus Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Junior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie scores with a head kick.
Jorge Junior's cut is getting worse.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Junior - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Gracie!
A very excited looking Mateus Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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