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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 491 p4p, 576 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 68 p4p, 79 weight class). Ben Reed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Holden Gracie's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 27 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Reed circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reed.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice jab there from Reed.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Gracie.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Reed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Reed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Reed swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Reed against the cage.
A short right from Reed on the inside.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Reed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reed throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Reed connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reed.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Reed.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Reed.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed working aggressively here.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Reed is controlling him.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Reed with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reed.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Reed misses the jab.
Gracie scores with a jab. Reed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to circle away but Reed has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Reed misses with some punches.
Gracie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reed seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gracie can turn it around.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reed.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reed lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Reed lands the left hand.
Gracie swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
And Reed counters with a quick kick to the body but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reed throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.
Reed looks to throw a body kick
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Reed keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Holden Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reed needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Reed thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Reed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Reed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reed staying out of range there.
Reed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gracie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reed eats them both and turns towards Gracie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gracie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reed misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Reed's belly button to the back.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Nice body kick there by Reed.
Reed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Reed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a nice shot to the body.
Reed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reed throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reed.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Reed's head back.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Reed.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed works the jab nicely.
Reed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reed avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reed tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Reed lands a shoulder strike.
Reed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to break free but Reed pushes him back against the cage.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Reed's head.
Reed gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Reed is controlling him.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie jabs at Reed's body.
Gracie tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
Holden Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie throws a combination. Reed tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Reed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Holden Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Reed misses its target.
Reed tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed slips a jab from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Reed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throws a combination. Reed tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed slips a jab from Gracie.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Reed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie punishes Reed's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie clinches.
Reed prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Reed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reed struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Reed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reed scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reed is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
Gracie throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
Reed avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reed throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Reed avoids nicely.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reed.
Reed walks into a jab.
Reed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed connects with an inside leg kick.
Reed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reed throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Reed circles away.
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Reed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Gracie tries to bum rush Reed with a series of wild strikes but Reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie throws a head kick but Reed moves out of range.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Ben Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gracie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Reed finish him?
Gracie is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Reed.
I think Gracie 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Holden Gracie!
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