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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tracy Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Gruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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180 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tracy Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Gruden!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruden circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Powell checks a leg kick.
Gruden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gruden throws a right hand that misses
and Powell counters by moving into the clinch.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Gruden to work.
Powell missing with knees to the body.
Gruden tries to stall but Powell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jorge Gruden.
Powell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Powell looking to score a takedown here. Gruden is defending well but Powell drives through and ends up in Gruden's guard.
Gruden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Powell stands up from Gruden's guard - Powell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gruden moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powell avoids the elbow strike from Gruden, against the cage.
Gruden avoids the elbow strike from Powell, against the cage.
Gruden pushes off an throws an elbow but Powell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Come on Powell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gruden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gruden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powell's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gruden.
Powell blocks an elbow strike.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruden's elbow.
Gruden stalling against the cage.
Gruden stalling in the clinch but Powell improves position.
Gruden being controlled against the cage.
Gruden lands a damaging elbow.
Powell digs a right hand underneath Gruden's ribcage. Gruden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Powell stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gruden letting Powell take a breather here.
Powell blocks a body shot from Gruden.
Gruden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gruden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tracy Powell has been cut.
Powell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Powell just leaning against Gruden, taking a breather.
Powell is trying to maintain a safe position but Gruden gets an underhook and turns Powell into the cage.
Gruden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Powell is keeping busy.
Gruden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gruden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gruden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Powell's defenses.
Powell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gruden pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell avoids the elbow strike from Gruden, against the cage.
Powell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gruden is defending well for now.
Gruden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gruden effectively controlling the action here.
Gruden lands a nice elbow.
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!
Gruden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gruden misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Gruden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tracy Powell's cut.
That's time! Powell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gruden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powell's sensitive parts.
Tracy Powell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gruden throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Gruden cracks the inside of Powell's front leg.
Powell takes a kick to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Powell blocks the low kick.
Gruden lands with a kick to the temple. Powell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gruden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Powell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Powell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gruden is avoiding damage well.
Powell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gruden is not content to let Powell control the position.
Powell controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruden tries to bench press Powell off him but Powell keeps the position.
Powell stands up.
Gruden has managed to clinch.
Gruden scores a nice knee to the body.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Gruden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gruden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruden can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Powell tries to work over Gruden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gruden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gruden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gruden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Powell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruden obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruden.
Gruden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Powell misses with a body punch.
Powell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gruden is defending well for now.
Powell avoids a wild elbow strike from Gruden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruden lands an elbow inside that Powell shrugs off.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruden lands an elbow that stopped Powell in his tracks for a moment.
Gruden trying to land knees to the body.
Powell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Gruden.
Gruden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gruden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gruden.
Powell blocking some punches.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jorge Gruden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gruden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Powell blocks an elbow strike from Gruden.
Gruden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powell blocks an elbow strike from Gruden.
Powell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gruden looking to stall.
Powell misses with a punch to the body.
Gruden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gruden misses with the head strike.
Powell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Gruden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tracy Powell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Powell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Powell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruden.
Gruden closes the distance and clinches.
Gruden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Gruden avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Gruden lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruden.
Gruden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruden managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
Gruden lands an elbow just above Powell 's eye.
Powell works on Gruden's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gruden throws an elbow but misses.
Powell prevents a body shot from Gruden.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gruden managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
Gruden throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Gruden.
Powell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gruden or not.
Gruden trying to stall but Powell improves his position.
Powell lands a good knee to the midsection. Gruden won't want to take too many of those.
Gruden managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
Gruden misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gruden tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Powell trying to land knees to the body.
Gruden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gruden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gruden throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Powell.
Powell presses Gruden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Powell.
Gruden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gruden wants to stall.
Gruden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gruden pushes off an throws an elbow but Powell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gruden trying to stall but Powell improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruden managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Powell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gruden lands with a right to the head.
Gruden throws an elbow but it misses.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Powell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jorge Gruden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gruden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powell.
Gruden stalls.
Gruden trying to control the position but instead, Powell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gruden into the cage.
The referee calls for Powell to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gruden.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tracy Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell cracks Gruden with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Gruden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gruden winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Gruden!
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energy
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RATING
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