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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Foca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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199 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Foca!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace dodges the punch combination from Foca.
Grace tries to counter with a takedown but Foca is quick to defend against it.
Foca looks to land a body kick but Grace moved away.
Foca misses with a kick to the body.
Grace attempts a counter takedown but Foca avoids it well and moves away.
Foca has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Grace is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Foca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grace went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick by Foca misses
and Grace counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grace.
Grace drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Foca dives on top into guard.
Foca engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foca wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Grace keeping full guard, as Foca tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foca controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grace looking for a guillotine here but Foca defends easily.
Foca wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Grace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foca advances position into side control!
Foca tries to advance to mount but Grace denies him.
Grace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foca is looking to take a break and control but Grace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grace tries to buck Foca off but Foca is having none of it.
Foca is looking to take a break and control but Grace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grace tries to bench press Foca off him but Foca keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Foca trying to control the action but Grace is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foca tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Foca tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grace tries to improve position but can't.
Foca tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Grace sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Foca is trying to control. Grace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Foca lands with a straight right. Grace didn't see that one coming.
Foca throws a big shot that misses.
Grace attempts a counter takedown but Foca avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Foca misses its intended target.
Grace has been working on his balance at Ultimate Fighting Federation Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Foca.
Foca throws a body shot but no joy.
Grace half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Foca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grace half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Foca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foca tries to avoid it but Grace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foca to the ground. Foca escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foca misses with a low kick.
Grace appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Grace blocks the body kick.
Grace appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Foca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grace changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Foca misses with an uppercut
and Grace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Foca just misses with a punch to the body.
Foca slaps away a takedown attempt from Grace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Foca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grace changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Foca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace blocks a leg kick.
Grace drops down looking for a counter takedown but Foca sprawls and moves away.
Grace staying out of range there.
Lucas Foca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grace feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Foca finds it's target.
Foca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grace.
Grace feinted with a counter takedown.
Foca throws a shot from downtown. Grace moves away and avoids it.
Grace drops down looking for a counter takedown but Foca sprawls and moves away.
Foca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grace moves out of range of the body kick.
Foca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Foca scores with a punch to the head.
Foca misses the shot to the body.
Grace changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Foca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grace.
Grace attempts a counter takedown but Foca avoids it well and moves away.
Foca connects with a single shot there.
Miguel Grace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foca lunges at Grace with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grace's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grace if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Foca throws a right hand that Grace ducks under and follows up with a left that Grace also avoids with ease.
Lucas Foca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foca lands with an overhand left.
Foca misses with a kick to the body
and Grace counters with a takedown into side control.
Grace is trying to get an arm triangle but Foca is defending well.
Miguel Grace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Foca struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foca is looking to reverse the position.
Grace tries for a kimura but Foca is defending well.
Foca can't do much from the bottom here.
Grace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grace is trying to get an arm triangle but Foca is defending well.
Foca is trying to control Grace's posture but Grace avoids it.
Grace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Foca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grace in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Foca is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Grace!
During a confident post fight interview, Miguel Grace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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