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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Weaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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185 cm
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jason Weaver has been cut.
Weaver defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Weaver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Weaver is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Weaver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Weaver some visible discomfort.
Weaver tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
Gracie taking a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Weaver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Weaver tries to improve position but can't.
Weaver prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Gracie just content to control the position.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Gracie tries to control but Weaver wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie has control of Weaver's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weaver regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Weaver is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weaver is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gracie has control of Weaver's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weaver regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weaver is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control the action but instead Weaver gets a body lock and reverses into Gracie's guard! Nice work!
Weaver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie pulls Weaver in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Weaver slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Weaver sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Weaver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Weaver!
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Weaver misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Weaver looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Weaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Weaver throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Weaver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Weaver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Weaver defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Weaver into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weaver can do to turn this around?
Weaver lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Weaver's belly button to the back.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Weaver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weaver throws a shot to the body.
Weaver has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Weaver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Weaver lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Weaver throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Weaver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Weaver scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Weaver defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Weaver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Weaver lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie swings for the body but Weaver moves out of range.
Jab by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weaver. Weaver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Weaver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Weaver just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Weaver throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Weaver throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Weaver throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Weaver throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Weaver only half commits.
Jason Weaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Weaver swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Weaver and move into the clinch.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Weaver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Weaver is looking for a sweep.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weaver is still trying to improve position.
Anderson Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gracie scoring with punches and elbows.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weaver is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Weaver struggling a bit here.
Weaver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie trying to control the action but Weaver is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Weaver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Weaver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Weaver throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Weaver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Weaver gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie has been working on his balance at The Power Plant, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Weaver.
Weaver throws a head kick that misses.
Weaver explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Weaver will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weaver.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Weaver misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Weaver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Weaver's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Weaver looking for a sweep. Not yet Weaver, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Weaver is retaining full guard.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weaver is avoiding damage well.
Weaver can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weaver keeps working.
Weaver defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weaver is avoiding damage well.
Weaver seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weaver is avoiding damage well.
Gracie scores with punches from side control.
That has opened up Jason Weaver's cut even more.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Weaver sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Weaver struggling a bit here.
Weaver tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie advances to mount.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Gracie throwing strikes here but Weaver is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
The cut above Jason Weaver's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Weaver's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Gracie!
A victorious Anderson Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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