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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Grace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grace connects with a solid leg kick.
Grace lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ronaldo Souza has been cut.
Grace throws a lazy uppercut
and Souza counters with a takedown into side control.
Souza tries for a kimura but Grace is defending well.
Souza postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace wants to control but Souza postures up.
Souza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grace can't do much from the bottom here.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Souza off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Good control from Grace.
Grace is hanging on to Souza's back as he tries to escape.
Souza just trying to survive but Grace is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Souza is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Souza rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grace misses with an uppercut. Souza saw that one coming.
Souza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Grace. That snapped Souza's head back.
Grace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Souza is able to avoid easily.
Grace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Grace works Souza's body with a nice hook.
Grace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Grace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Souza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
Grace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Grace misses with a body kick.
Souza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grace defends it well.
Grace loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Grace throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Souza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Grace misses
and Souza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Souza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza 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.
Souza passes Grace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souza.
Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Grace is defending well.
That's two 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.
Souza is keen to just control but Grace is a slippery customer.
Souza prevents Grace from improving his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Grace scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grace can pounce on him.
Charles Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Grace throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charles Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Grace misses.
Grace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a head kick.
Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grace can pounce on him.
Grace loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Souza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Grace.
Grace cracks Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Grace.
Souza with the counter takedown but Grace avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Grace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Souza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Souza with the counter takedown but Grace avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace misses with a low kick.
Souza with the counter takedown but Grace avoids it easily.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace delivers a nice body kick.
Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Souza with the counter takedown but Grace avoids it easily.
Grace misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Grace's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Souza checks a leg kick.
And Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Grace pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grace tried to score with a low kick but Souza checks it.
And Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Grace pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Souza with the counter takedown but Grace avoids it easily.
Ronaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace wants to land a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Souza feints the counter takedown.
Grace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Grace.
Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Souza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Grace pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace scores with a jab.
Grace catches Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grace throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Charles Grace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grace throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big right from Grace misses.
Souza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grace throws a wild body kick that Souza sees coming a mile off.
Souza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Souza feints the counter takedown.
Grace throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.
Grace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Souza with the counter takedown but Grace avoids it easily.
A left lands for Grace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grace throws a leg kick but Souza moved away.
Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Grace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grace, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Grace!
An intense looking Charles Grace took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm gonna debate the f@ck outta myself as soon as I hit the shower!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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