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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Gracie (ranked 4150 p4p, 420 weight class) and Rocky Baxter (ranked 2775 p4p, 303 weight class). Ruben Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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188 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Baxter !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
It looks like Rocky Baxter has been cut.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie jabs Baxter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Baxter 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baxter duly obliges.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Baxter is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Baxter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Baxter 's head back.
Rocky Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxter is just out of range.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Baxter slips the punch.
Gracie clinches.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Gracie gets control of Baxter 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baxter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Baxter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baxter defends it easily.
Gracie has his foot on Baxter 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baxter works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie working for a triangle but Baxter defends it easily.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Baxter 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Baxter pushes his legs off easily.
Baxter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Baxter has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Baxter manages to pass to side control!
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Baxter gets full guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Baxter is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie mounts Baxter ! Really nice guard pass there!
Baxter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Baxter is squirming around nicely.
Gracie moves to the back.
Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter showing good submission defense here.
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Baxter has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Baxter covering up well and avoiding damage.
I really don't envy Baxter right now.
Gracie is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Baxter 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baxter throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Baxter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie passes Baxter 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Baxter tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruben Gracie!
A relieved looking Ruben Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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