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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darcus Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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255 lbs
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242 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darcus Washington!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Washington sprawls well. Washington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Washington lands a two punch combo.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Washington wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Washington is controlling him.
Washington wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Washington defends easily.
Washington wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Washington's hands, connecting with Washington's forehead.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Washington tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Washington is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Washington kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Washington counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Washington gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Washington gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gracie tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Washington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in but Washington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Washington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to roll over but Washington keeps him under control.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie trying to hold on to Washington's head to control him but Washington postures up.
It looks like Washington is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darcus Washington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Washington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Washington would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Washington won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Washington would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Darcus Washington has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Washington trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Washington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Washington closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Washington getting side control.
Washington wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Washington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Washington seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Gracie works to full guard.
Washington wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
Gracie stands up over Washington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Washington wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Washington can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washington sees it coming and defends easily.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Washington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Washington is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie stops Washington from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Washington!
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Washington taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Washington is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Washington's face.
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Washington looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington throws a counter combo.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Washington.
Washington throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie thinks about countering with a body kick.
Washington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Washington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Washington tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gracie wants to control but Washington postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Washington wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his arm.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Washington keeps moving and retains side control.
Washington tries to stand but Gracie is controlling his head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Washington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Washington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington working away.
Washington wants to stand but Gracie has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Washington's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Washington is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Washington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gracie.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Washington tries to counter with a clinch but Gracie shakes him off and moves away.
Washington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Washington wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Washington manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Washington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Washington wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Washington's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Washington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darcus Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Washington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darcus Washington!
Darcus Washington took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '(Darcus slaps the ring announcer viciously) My pimp hand is STRONG, Bitches!!!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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