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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Broke & Hungry . Harris has chosen Jedi Theme Music as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rami Harris!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Harris moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Harris staying out of range there.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mateus Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harris cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris scores with a push kick.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Harris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
A jab from Harris misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Harris throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Gracie punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets tackled into the ropes by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Harris looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie misses with the body kick
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris scores with a jab.
It looks like Mateus Gracie has been cut.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Rami Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Gracie keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
Gracie fakes the leg kick and cracks Harris in the body.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Rami Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Harris misses.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris with a jab.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Harris.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris cracks Gracie with a good jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harris enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harris manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harris is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rami Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mateus Gracie's cut.
That's time! 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.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie lands a nice looking body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harris throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
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!
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harris was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Harris is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mateus Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
Harris is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harris is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harris's head.
Rami Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stops Harris from standing up.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie stops Harris from standing up.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie gets to his feet and stands over Harris, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Harris felt that one! Gracie unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Harris from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateus Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Mateus Gracie gave a big smile as he said 'Put that shit in one of your damn forum threads!! Gracie drops the mic and walks out of the cage....'.
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