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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lindroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Lindroth!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Lindroth misses with a double jab.
Bubba Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindroth tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Lindroth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lindroth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie clinches.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
Lindroth goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lindroth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lindroth counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Lindroth's head but Lindroth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindroth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Lindroth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lindroth's head.
Lindroth is rocked!
Gracie is looking to wear down Lindroth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Lindroth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindroth is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Lindroth throws a head kick that half lands.
Lindroth seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindroth takes the fight into the clinch.
Lindroth prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lindroth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindroth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lindroth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Lindroth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lindroth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bubba Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Lindroth.
Lindroth looks winded!
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindroths head.
Our sources have told us that Gracie has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gracie misses with a knee to the head.
Lindroth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindroth jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gracie.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindroth avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindroths head.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindroth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindroth looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Gracie.
Lindroth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Gracie.
Lindroth blocks an uppercut.
Lindroth breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Lindroth's front leg but catches the back leg as Lindroth tries to avoid it.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bubba Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindroth moves away.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Lindroth's defenses.
Gracie lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lindroth, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lindroth trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lindroth into the cage.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindroth's elbow.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindroth avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie is working Lindroth over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lindroth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lindroth is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lindroth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindroth avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lindroth tries to clinch up.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Lindroth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lindroth closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindroth blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Lindroth controls the action.
Lindroth is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Lindroth into the cage.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindroth gets control of Gracie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lindroth will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lindroth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Lindroth blocks nicely.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Lindroth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie is pulling down on Lindroth's head to control his posture.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Lindroth controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie pulls Lindroth in close to prevent any damage.
Lindroth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lindroth's guard.
Lindroth is working an open guard so Gracie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lindroth blocks a leg kick.
Andrew Lindroth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindroth goes for a double leg but Gracie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gracie continues to drive forward.
Lindroth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bubba Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Lindroth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Lindroth is breathing heavily.
Lindroth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Gracie clinches up with Lindroth and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie tries a body shot but Lindroth blocks it.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindroth blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindroth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Lindroth circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie punishes Lindroth's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie motions for Lindroth to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindroth was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lindroth has time to react.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindroth wants to take the fight to the mat but Gracie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bubba Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Lindroth.
Gracie crunches a lovely knee into Lindroth's ribcage.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindroth.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie lands a nice elbow.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gracie 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 misses with a body shot.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindroth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Lindroth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Lindroth counters with a right hand to the body.
Lindroth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Lindroth on that attempt.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie drops Lindroth with a huge uppercut! Lindroth drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gracie is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Gracie!
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energy
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FIGHT
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