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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thriller by Michael Jackson. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie's coach down at Marijuana Gardens was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vee misses with an uppercut.
Vee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vee with a nice cross.
Vee staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick but Vee moves out of range.
Vee swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vee loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Vee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Vee.
Gracie follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Vee lands with a good body shot.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Gracie.
It looks like Brandon Vee has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Vee.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie tries a low kick but Vee avoids it.
Vee misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
The fighters circling - Vee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Vee didn't see that one coming.
Vee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Vee lands with a right hand.
Vee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie feints a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vee defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Vee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a body punch but Vee moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Vee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Gracie
and Vee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vee punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Vee misses with a hook.
Gracie feints a counter leg kick.
Vee moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vee checks it well.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Vee scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vee.
Vee feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Vee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vee lands a right hook to the body.
Vee scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vee clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Vee tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie wants to break free but Vee has control.
Vee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vee wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a head kick but Vee moves out of range.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Vee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Vee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Vee.
Vee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vee tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Vee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Vee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie swings for the body but Vee moves out of range.
Vee just misses with a punch to the body.
Vee connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vee finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Vee checks a leg kick.
It looks like Vee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vee.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Vee moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vee slips a jab from Gracie.
Vee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vee misses with a hook.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vee slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Vee's ribs.
Vee missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vee throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Vee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Vee. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Vee lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vee avoids the body shot from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee misses with an uppercut.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Vee sees coming a mile off.
Brandon Vee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vee throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Vee's head but Vee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vee is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Vee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vee cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Vee sprawls well.
Vee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Vee's shoulder, as Vee tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Vee moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
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!
Vee throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Brandon Vee is winning the standup battle so far.
Vee stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie sizes up Vee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Vee misses the target.
Vee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vee looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Vee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Vee avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Vee. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Vee throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Vee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vee's head backwards.
Vee blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Vee.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vee misses the shot to the body.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Vee avoids it easily.
Vee takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vee misses.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vee was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Vee misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the body from Vee misses
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Vee throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Vee checks a leg kick.
Vee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vee forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Vee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Vee tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands a right hand.
Vee lands a shot to the body.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Vee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Vee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Vee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vee lands with a light punch inside.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
Vee has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A right handed body shot lands from Vee.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vee lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Vee.
Good body shot from Vee.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Vee.
The fighters circling - Vee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Vee tries to clinch up.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vee moves away.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Vee.
Vee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vee. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vee lands an overhand right.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vee misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vee throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Vee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vee closes the distance and clinches.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Vee controls his hands.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
Vee misses with a body punch.
Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vee.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Vee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Vee.
Vee lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Vee throws a head punch that misses.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John Wayne Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vee lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Vee - that landed with a thud.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Vee lands with a left to the head.
Vee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Vee.
Still in the clinch, Vee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vee backwards.
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie is rocked!
Vee lands with a left to the head.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Vee finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vee.
Brandon Vee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vee throws a big uppercut that drops Gracie! More strikes from Vee and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gracie lies dazed against the cage as Vee celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Vee!
Brandon Vee took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You are looking at one of the most dangerous weapons on earth, a black man who don't give a shit. And no one can stop me. Can you dig it? CAN YOU DIG IT!?'.
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