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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen 50 Cent - In Da Club as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cottero dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Cottero dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Cottero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Cottero.
Cottero tries a head kick but it misses.
Cottero cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cottero as Gracie shoots in.
A good leg kick by Cottero.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
Cottero digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Cottero scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Cottero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cottero is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Cottero lands a nice looking body shot.
Cottero lands a right hook to the body.
Cottero lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cottero can pounce on him.
Cottero scores with a nice body kick.
Cottero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tommy Cottero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cottero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cottero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Cottero connects with a body shot.
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cottero on his heels. He'll look to pass Cottero's guard now, I'm sure.
Cottero controlling the position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Cottero wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cottero trying to control the position here.
Cottero keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Cottero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cottero controlling Gracie's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tommy Cottero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cottero lands with a nice body punch.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cottero.
Cottero connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cottero connects with a solid leg kick.
Cottero cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Cottero.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cottero moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Cottero.
Cottero gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cottero pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cottero stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cottero stuffs the takedown.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cottero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cottero scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cottero throws a good cross that connects.
Cottero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cottero looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero lands with a right hand.
Cottero lands with a shot to the body.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero connects with a crisp jab.
Cottero 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.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab lands there for Cottero.
A shot to the liver by Cottero. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cottero sprawls well. Cottero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Cottero lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Cottero jabs at Gracie's body.
Cottero lands with a good body shot.
Cottero scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cottero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cottero lands a nice looking body shot.
Cottero lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cottero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
Cottero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cottero finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crunch! Cottero slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Cottero is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cottero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cottero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cottero!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cottero. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cottero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Cottero thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cottero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cottero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cottero finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Cottero lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cottero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cottero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cottero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cottero digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Cottero moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Cottero scores with a kick to the body.
Cottero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cottero sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cottero lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cottero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cottero leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Cottero does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cottero scores with a kick to the body.
Cottero lands with a good body shot.
Cottero closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cottero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Cottero.
Cottero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cottero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cottero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cottero.
Cottero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cottero lands with a light punch inside.
Cottero tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cottero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gracie is working for takedown but Cottero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Cottero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero misses with a body punch.
Cottero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cottero keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Cottero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cottero sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cottero scores with a leg kick.
Cottero jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cottero defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Cottero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cottero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cottero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cottero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cottero lands a nice shot to the body.
Cottero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Cottero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Cottero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cottero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cottero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cottero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Cottero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cottero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Cottero!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Cottero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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