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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Unbreakable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Animal I Have Become. Unbreakable has chosen Busta and Yelawolf - Break Ya Neck as his entrance music. Heston Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 cm
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164 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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177 cm
35
166 lbs
37 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heston Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Unbreakable! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Unbreakable drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Gracie throws a body punch but Unbreakable moves out of range. Unbreakable feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is trying to keep Unbreakable in close.
Unbreakable trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gracie looking to control.
Unbreakable wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position. Unbreakable is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Unbreakable lands a couple of digs. Unbreakable throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Unbreakable is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard. Unbreakable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie. Unbreakable lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie! Unbreakable lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Unbreakable raining down hammerfists from mount. Unbreakable working Gracie over with strikes here. Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Unbreakable looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Unbreakable prevents Gracie from improving his position. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Unbreakable thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gracie is looking for a sweep. Unbreakable is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Unbreakable sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though. Gracie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Unbreakable trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away. Unbreakable tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it. Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Unbreakable pulls his head out easily. Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Unbreakable is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie is staying active underneath Unbreakable, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Unbreakable is very close to passing his half guard. Unbreakable has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Not Yours. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Unbreakable with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard. Unbreakable tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard. Unbreakable passes into half guard. Unbreakable is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Unbreakable with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Unbreakable avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Unbreakable pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. Gracie looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Unbreakable trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Unbreakable wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gracie keeping moving, preventing Unbreakable from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Unbreakable dominated that round. That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Unbreakable. Good leg kick by Unbreakable there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Unbreakable lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Unbreakable digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs. Gracie thows a body shot but no joy. Unbreakable takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Unbreakable moves out of range. Unbreakable takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Unbreakable takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. No joy there for Unbreakable, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good shot there by Gracie. Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unbreakable missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gracie moves forwards but Unbreakable connects with a nice, crisp jab. Gracie lands a jab to Unbreakable's midsection. Unbreakable wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving. Gracie is looking to wear down Unbreakable with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Unbreakable lands a jab to the nose. Jon Unbreakable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gracie shoots in but no luck this time. Unbreakable throws a head kick that misses. Unbreakable lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Unbreakable 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.
Unbreakable misses with a leg kick. Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unbreakable manages to avoid it. Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Unbreakable. Unbreakable throws a hook but Gracie blocks it. Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Unbreakable shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Unbreakable trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Unbreakable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head. Gracie keeping full guard, as Unbreakable tries to pass. Unbreakable postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie keeping moving, preventing Unbreakable from controlling successfully. Unbreakable sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Unbreakable avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Unbreakable trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Unbreakable lands a couple of digs. Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Unbreakable from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jon Unbreakable has got the better of the ground game so far. Unbreakable pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. Unbreakable trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. Unbreakable tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Unbreakable got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Unbreakable has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unbreakable's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Unbreakable postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Unbreakable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie misses the shot to the body. Unbreakable will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. The fighters circling - Unbreakable throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gracie scores with a body shot.
Unbreakable keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Unbreakable is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Unbreakable circles away and we're back to standing. Unbreakable throws a body kick that misses and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Gracie prevents Unbreakable from improving his position. Gracie is keen to just control but Unbreakable is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Unbreakable is holding on for dear life with his legs. Gracie winds up and cracks Unbreakable with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Unbreakable is trying to get back to full guard. Unbreakable is still trying to improve position. Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Unbreakable is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Unbreakable is trying to control but can't.
Unbreakable wants to get back to full guard. Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Gracie working the head and body with strikes. Gracie throwing shots but Unbreakable is blocking nicely. Unbreakable is trying to control but Gracie manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie breaks from Unbreakable's wrist control and lands an elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes. Unbreakable is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Unbreakable is squirming around nicely. Unbreakable wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away. Unbreakable keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Unbreakable takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Heston Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Unbreakable?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie landing strikes from the mount. Unbreakable is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea. Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Unbreakable hang on? Gracie avoids the attempt from Unbreakable to control. Jon Unbreakable is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Unbreakable is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea. Gracie scoring with strikes but Unbreakable is staying in there. Gracie lands a heavy elbow. Gracie working for a submission but Unbreakable is keeping him at bay. Gracie prevents Unbreakable from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Unbreakable is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Unbreakable is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Unbreakable is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Jon Unbreakable has been cut. Unbreakable is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Unbreakable is staying in there. Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Unbreakable tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Unbreakable is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight! Heston Gracie showed his dominance in that final round. I think Unbreakable has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Unbreakable! Jon Unbreakable seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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