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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Comet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Comet!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comet blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Comet moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Comet misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Comet misses.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Comet throws out the jab.
Comet misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Comet ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Comet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Comet but Comet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Comet throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Comet slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Comet misses with a looping right.
Comet moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Nice sprawl there from Comet as Gracie shoots in.
Comet lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Comet misses with a body kick.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson Comet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Comet was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Comet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Comet blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Comet blocks nicely.
Comet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Comet wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comet keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Comet is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Comet keeps moving.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Comet is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Comet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricardo Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Comet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Comet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Comet lands.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Comet.
Jackson Comet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comet feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Comet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Comet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Comet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Comet misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Comet at a distance.
Comet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Comet dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Comet tries to clinch up.
Comet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Comet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Comet misses with a hook.
Gracie slips under a jab from Comet.
Comet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie slips a jab from Comet.
Comet takes one on the button.
Comet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Comet. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Comet's waist but Comet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Comet tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Comet sprawls well.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Comet moves away and avoids it.
Comet throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Comet counters with a good, hard body kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Comet counters with a straight right hand.
Comet looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie throws a hook but Comet avoids it easily.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Comet is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Comet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a body punch but Comet moves out of range.
Comet scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Comet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Comet slips the punch.
Comet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Comet takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Comet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Comet.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Comet.
Comet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Comet. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Comet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Comet.
Comet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Comet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Comet misses with an uppercut.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Comet's sensitive parts.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Comet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Comet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Comet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Comet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Comet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Comet misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Comet.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Comet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Comet tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Comet on the inside.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Comet tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Comet lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Comet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Comet cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Comet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Comet was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Comet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Comet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Comet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Comet throws a head kick that misses.
Comet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Comet blocks a jab.
Jackson Comet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Comet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Comet. Comet obviously looking to wear him down.
Comet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Comet's head but Comet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Comet lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Comet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Comet misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Comet to the ground. Gracie is now in Comet's guard.
Comet uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Comet leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Comet wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Comet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Comet seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Comet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comet looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Comet keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Comet pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Comet misses with a straight left.
Comet lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tests Comet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jackson Comet just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Comet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Nice defenses there by Comet.
Comet doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Comet tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie digs a good hook to Comet's body.
Comet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in but Comet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Comet uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pushing down on Comet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Comet is having none of it.
Comet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Comet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Comet taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Comet pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control. Comet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Comet wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Comet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Comet wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Comet's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Comet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Comet won't allow it.
Gracie winds up and cracks Comet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Comet wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Comet won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie is trying to control. Comet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Comet is defending well.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Comet is defending the position.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie had his way with Jackson Comet in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie slips a jab from Comet.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Comet.
Comet cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Comet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Comet moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie throws a head kick but Comet moves out of range.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Comet scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Comet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Comet misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comet takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Comet is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Comet circles away and we're back to standing.
Comet lands the left hand.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Comet moves away.
Comet throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Comet lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Comet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gracie jabs Comet right on the nose. Comet blinks but takes it well.
Comet tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Comet misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Comet avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Comet.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Comet tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Comet to the ground. Comet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Comet, right into the meat.
Comet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson Comet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Comet throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Comet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Comet's ribs.
Ricardo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but Comet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Comet has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Comet throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Comet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Comet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Comet's head.
Comet lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick from Comet misses.
Good leg kick by Comet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Comet counters with a solid body kick.
Comet scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Comet throws a good cross that connects.
Comet throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Comet jabs at Gracie's body.
Comet gets a clinch.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Comet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Comet misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Gracie tries to work over Comet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Comet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Comet 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Comet!
Jackson Comet is the new middleweight champion!
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