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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 282 p4p, 25 weight class) and Morrison Lee (ranked 453 p4p, 50 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Não Bate. Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Pretender kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rollo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Rollo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Gracie won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Gracie is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gracie Jiu Jitsu Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lee trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Lee manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gracie is not content to let Lee control the position.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie is stalling here.
Gracie has Lee pressed against the cage.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Lee presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lee sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lee's thigh. Lee counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee wants to control for a moment but Gracie uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rollo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Lee.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Lee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee is still trying to improve position.
Lee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Gracie passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie wants to take Lee's back here but Lee is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Lee is trying to reverse the position but instead Gracie has taken his back - oops!
Lee tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee just trying to survive but Gracie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lee manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Rollo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rollo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Lee!
A victorious Morrison Lee 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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