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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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183 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie cracks Out with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Out throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Out throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Out throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Out misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Out.
Good exchange - Out coming out on top.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Out circles away.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Out misses.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Out had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Out. Out circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Out slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Out circles away quickly and effectively.
Out scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Out darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Out backpedaling.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Out circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bum rush Out with a series of wild strikes but Out uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Out throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Out!
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Out has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A nice combination there by Out.
Danga de danga de dang - Out scores with a four punch combination!
Out throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Out goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
Out catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Out.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Out throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Out moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
Out is working the combinations to good effect here.
Out scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Out misses with a wild combination.
Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Out looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Out throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie misses with a hook. Out ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Out shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Out to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Out.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Out avoids them all with ease.
Out is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Out tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out scores with a shot to the body.
Out is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie swings for the body but Out moves out of range.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock Out dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Out misses with a double jab.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Out throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Out's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Out scrambles back to his feet.
Out misses with a wild combination.
Gracie misses the jab.
Out lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Gracie tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
A combination from Out does no damage.
Gracie throws a right hand that Out ducks under and follows up with a left that Out also avoids with ease.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Out saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Sloppy strikes from Out. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knock Out seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Out does no damage.
Gracie works over Out's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie slips a straight right by Out.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Out lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Out.
A nice combination there by Out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Rickson Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Out throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie misses with a hook.
A combination from Out does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Out misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Out's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie takes a swing at Out's ribcage but misses.
Out misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings for the body but Out moves out of range.
Out throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie jabs Out to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Out misses with the combination.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Out's body.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Out.
Decent striking displayed by Out there.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Out lands a head shot.
Out loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Out lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Out thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Out misses.
A punch combination from Out misses.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Out throws out the jab.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Out moves out of range.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Out throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Out swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Out lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Out misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out lands with a cross.
Out closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock Out showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Out.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Out scores with a three punch combo!
Out takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Out scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Out cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Out.
Nice cross by Out.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Out.
Gracie defending well as Out loads up on a big left hand.
Out ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses with a hook. Out ducked under it nicely.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Out throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Out fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie takes a swing at Out's ribcage but misses.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Out takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
Out lands with an overhand left.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Out.
Out misses with a few strikes there.
Out tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Out.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Out.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings for the body but Out moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Out - just one landing.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Out bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Out lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Out.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Out was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Out misses with the combination.
Out throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Out scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Out getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Out was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie is looking to wear down Out with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Out lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Out lands a head shot.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Out fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Out throws a shot to the body.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Out.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Out connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Out misses.
Out lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Out cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Out.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
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!
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice combination there by Out.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rickson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knock Out is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Out lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knock Out comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Out 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knock Out!
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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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