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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Kickstart. Royce Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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187 cm
36
179 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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185 cm
36
170 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Saber! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie misses the jab. Saber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Saber is avoiding it.
Gracie swings for the body but Saber moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Saber ducks down to avoid it. Gracie moves out of range as Saber throws a body kick.
A big right from Gracie misses. Gracie's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Donk. Saber catches Gracie right on the button with a cross. Saber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie. Saber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Saber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Saber takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Saber thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Saber. Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saber counters with a stiff right hand. A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target. Gracie misses the body punch and Saber counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee. Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saber. Gracie misses with a straight left. Saber scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Gracie blocks a jab. Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saber moves away. Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saber.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Saber sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saber lands a shot to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! A body shot lands from Saber.
Gracie looks winded! Saber is working Gracie over against the cage. Saber lands with a short head shot on the inside. Saber breaks the clinch.
Saber swinging wildly here.
Saber sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Saber jabs at Gracie's body. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Saber counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Gracie misses with a straight left. Saber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it. Cameron Saber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Saber counters with a lovely shot to the body. Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Gracie tries to clinch there but Saber circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Saber counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut. Gracie throws an off balance right hand
letting Saber counter with a right hand. Saber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Saber just misses with a punch to the body.
Saber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Saber lands with a shot to the body. Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Saber counters with a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Saber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride. Gracie tries to clinch but Saber is having none of it. Gracie throws a right and a left that Saber avoids nicely. Saber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Saber lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming. Saber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Saber ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saber has managed to free his arm - good work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie wants to pass the guard but Saber is defending well. Saber wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Saber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Saber dominated that round. The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut. That's time! Saber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Saber digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Saber throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it. A jab from Gracie misses. Saber is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Gracie looks to land a left hand but Saber moved out of range nicely. Saber digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Saber counter with a right hand. Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Saber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Saber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saber looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range. Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Saber circles away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saber but Saber pushes him off and we're back to square one. Gracie tries to clinch there but Saber circles away.
Gracie misses with a straight right. Gracie fails with a takedown attempt. Cameron Saber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie. Saber slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target. Saber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Gracie fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saber scores with a decent looking hook. Saber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie. Nice straight punches there by Saber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saber. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saber circles away quickly and effectively. Saber misses with a wild body shot. Saber avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Saber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie. Gracie is looking to clinch but Saber is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride. Saber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Saber sprawls well. Saber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws a big shot that misses. Saber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Royce Gracie's cut even more. Saber throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gracie misses with a hook. Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Saber does it's job there. Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Saber circles away.
Saber punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch. Saber lands a body shot.
Gracie is breathing heavily. Saber misses with a wild body shot. Saber scores with a spinning back kick! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Saber lands the left hand.
Gracie is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Saber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Saber finish him? Saber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it. Nice jab there from Saber. Saber avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gracie moves to clinch but Saber breaks away and Saber counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cameron Saber! Jumping up and down and very excited, Cameron Saber waved his t-shirt featuring Stonewall *closing up shop soon, this is the last 's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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