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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Hall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Hall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Hall is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hall's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hall looks a forlorn figure.
Hall suckers Gracie into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Hall is now in Gracie's guard!
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Hall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hall is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Ben Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hall throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Ben Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Hall defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
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!
Hall defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Hall clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hall defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hall, who protects the arm well.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hall is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gracie connects with a decent elbow.
Gracie has hold of Hall's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hall tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Hall screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hall, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mateus Gracie!
An intense looking Mateus Gracie took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Gracie gets on the Mic and proclaims "Sam Axe...I know you are here watching!!! This is my first step in getting back what is mine, not yours!!! I will get my rematch soon and reclaim my title!!"'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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