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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between rickson gracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rickson gracey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, rickson gracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gracey's corner calls for a 1-2. gracey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
gracey misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut there from gracey.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
gracey wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
gracey has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
gracey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
gracey looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
gracey tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. gracey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling his opponent.
gracey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
gracey is looking to get to half guard.
Smith forces the positional change into back control.
gracey tries to roll but Smith sticks to his back.
Smith is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. gracey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith controlling well, preventing gracey from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for the RNC.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
gracey preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Smith.
gracey breaks Smith's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
gracey drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick gracey off! gracey jumps back into Smith's guard.
gracey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
gracey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
gracey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and gracey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
gracey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
gracey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smith is trying is best to control the position here.
Smith trying to hold on to gracey's head to control him but gracey postures up.
Smith moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in gracey's guard.
Smith is pushing down on gracey's leg trying to pass to half guard. gracey is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
gracey wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
gracey is looking to improve his position.
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
gracey tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
gracey is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
gracey wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
gracey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith wants to stand but gracey has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
gracey tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
gracey tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in and drives through. gracey sprawls well.
gracey throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and gracey only half commits.
gracey misses with a head kick.
gracey lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith moves out of range as gracey throws a body kick.
gracey lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
gracey scores with a nice right hand.
gracey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from gracey.
gracey misses with a low kick.
gracey throws a leg kick that misses.
gracey misses with a body kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but gracey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by gracey.
gracey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by gracey.
gracey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
gracey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
gracey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with gracey, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gracey looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but gracey is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
gracey looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
gracey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but gracey is blocking nicely.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but gracey blocks with his arms.
gracey is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns gracey into the cage.
Maybe gracey would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
gracey is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by rickson gracey.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a big knee to the head and gracey goes down! Smith is looking to finish!
gracey is rocked!
It looks like rickson gracey has been cut.
Smith has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oh gracey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
gracey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smith.
Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but gracey is surviving well by controlling Smith's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but gracey is surviving well by controlling Smith's body position as best he can.
gracey seems to have got his legs back now.
gracey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith works his way into side control.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
gracey is looking to reverse the position.
Smith has hold of gracey's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! gracey tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Smith cranks the arm and gracey screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from gracey, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mickey Smith!
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