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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Metallica Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie throws a hook but James blocks it.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
James walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gracie.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and James counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie lands a nice looking body kick.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
James misses with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
James avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gracie cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! James had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks to throw a body kick
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
James pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie cracks James with a nice body shot.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
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 scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie lands a head kick!
James scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid body kick from James.
James throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Gracie misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
James throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie scores with a spinning back kick!
Rick James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
James defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
James slips a straight right by Gracie.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie misses with the body kick
and James counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
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!
James moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage.
James moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick from James misses.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and James has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from James and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.
James misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from James lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
James looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
James misses with a wild combination.
James looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
James throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws a push kick but James slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
James will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
James wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Holden Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James clinches up against the cage.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James misses with the head strike.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for James.
Rick James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
A victorious Holden Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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