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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen ..Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. Leon Lance has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
20 - 25 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Lance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lance circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Lance misses.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Lance looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Lance has wrist control.
Lance wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lance is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lance avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Lance circles away.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lance.
Leon Lance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Lance's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lance is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Lance gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lance advances to half guard.
Lance looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lance trying to work for an americana but Gracie has managed to regain full guard.
Lance is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lance is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Lance is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Johny Fighting Temple, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lance looks a forlorn figure.
Lance keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Leon Lance has been cut.
Lance is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Lance is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lance is looking to escape.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lance is rocked!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Lance's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Lance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Lance.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Lance circles away.
Lance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leon Lance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Lance jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Leon Lance's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lance defends it nicely.
Leon Lance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gracie.
Lance dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie rushes Lance and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Lance sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lance pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the ropes. Lance follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lance gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Lance manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lance trying to control the position.
Lance is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lance looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lance trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Leon Lance just wasn't active enough.
Lance lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Gracie can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lance and Gracie drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lance.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Lance!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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