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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Trace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Trace!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Trace.
Simons III wants to clinch up but Trace keeps it at a distance.
Trace misses with a few strikes there.
Trace moves into the clinch successfully.
Trace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simons III.
Trace tries to land a knee to the head but Simons III blocks with his arms.
Trace prevents the takedown attempt.
Simons III jumps guard.
Simons III looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trace passes Simons III's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Trace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Simons III is pressing down on Trace's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simons III keeping moving, preventing Trace from controlling successfully.
Trace looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III can't keep his opponent in guard - Trace advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Trace is keen to just control but Simons III is a slippery customer.
Simons III is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Trace pulls his head out easily.
Simons III gets full guard.
Trace pushing down on Simons III's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Simons III trying to control from the bottom.
Trace is looking to take a break and control but Simons III is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trace wants to work for an arm triangle but Simons III is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Simons III is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Simons III is looking to control Trace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simons III avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Simons III is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trace is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Trace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simons III misses with a takedown attempt - Trace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trace tries to clinch up.
Trace clinches up against the cage.
Trace is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simons III.
Simons III goes for a takedown attempt but Trace pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simons III tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simons III is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Simons III doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Trace counter with a right hand.
Simons III misses with a takedown
and Trace holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simons III throws a leg kick
and Trace counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like John Simons III has been cut.
Simons III has his takedown stuffed
and Trace counters by moving into the clinch.
Trace managing to block the knees to the body from Simons III.
Simons III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trace lands an uppercut.
Trace with a knee to the head.
Trace manages to break the clinch.
Trace lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Trace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trace misses with the head strike.
Trace trying to stall but Simons III improves his position.
Trace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trace doesn't manage to clinch there - Simons III circles away.
Trace doesn't manage to clinch there - Simons III circles away.
Simons III tries to bum rush Trace with a series of wild strikes but Trace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simons III with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Trace to counter with a crisp jab.
John Simons III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trace moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trace is pressed up against the cage. Simons III has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trace down to the mat. Trace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Trace moves into the clinch successfully.
Trace leaning against his opponent.
Trace lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Trace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simons III wants to clinch but Trace slips to the side
and Trace counters by moving into the clinch.
Simons III has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simons III up against the cage.
Trace misses with a punch on the inside.
Simons III has Trace pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Simons III pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Trace tumbling to the mat - Simons III dives into Trace's guard.
Simons III content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trace wants to sweep here but Simons III controlling him for the moment.
Trace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Simons III wants to control from the top but Trace keeps moving.
Trace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III trying to control but Trace is working from the bottom.
Trace wants to sweep but no luck.
Simons III thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simons III tries for a takedown but Trace circles away easily
and Trace counters with a one-two to the body.
Trace shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trace showed some decent athleticism there.
Simons III looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trace uses his free foot to push down on Simons III's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Simons III.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simons III is looking to escape.
Simons III working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Trace connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Trace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trace prevents Simons III from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trace wants to finish this one by submission but Simons III is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Trace.
Simons III is looking to get to half guard.
Simons III is squirming around, avoiding Trace's attempts to control the action.
Simons III is looking to get to half guard.
Trace trying to control but Simons III is having none of it.
Simons III is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trace wants to finish this one by submission but Simons III is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Trace.
Trace looking to control but Simons III is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simons III regains half guard.
Simons III won't allow Trace to pass to mount.
Simons III looking for submissions off his back.
Trace trying to control from half guard but Simons III is working away.
Trace not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Trace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Simons III clinches up with Trace and pushes him back against the cage.
Simons III tries for a takedown but Trace manages to get underhooks.
Simons III looking for a takedown.
Trace misses with some punches.
Simons III is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trace stalling.
Trace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trace throws a head punch that misses.
Trace misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trace takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trace lands a right hand.
Trace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simons III is keeping busy.
Trace working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simons III fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trace digs a right hand into Simons III's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simons III's gas tank.
Trace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simons III wants a takedown.
Simons III looking for a takedown.
Trace misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Trace - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trace.
Trace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trace scores with a jab.
Trace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simons III, pushing him back against the cage.
Trace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simons III fails with the takedown
and Trace counters with a nice uppercut.
Trace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simons III has time to react.
Trace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trace lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simons III backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John Simons III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trace lands a right hand.
Trace lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simons III's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trace lands a shoulder strike.
Simons III tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Trace gets through Simons III's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trace misses with some punches.
A short left from Trace.
Simons III has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trace lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Trace.
Trace lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Trace.
Trace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trace darts in and clinches Simons III up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trace.
Trace slows down the pace here.
Trace manages to break the clinch.
Trace closes the distance but Simons III moves to the side
and Simons III holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simons IIIs head.
Trace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trace misses with some punches.
Trace lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trace stalling.
Simons III tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trace just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simons III's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simons III blocks it with crossed arms.
Simons III wants a takedown but no success here.
Trace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trace lands a nice uppercut.
Simons III drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trace gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trace breaks the clinch.
Trace wants to clinch.
Simons III has his takedown stuffed
and Trace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trace successfully pulls guard.
Trace wants to sweep here but Simons III controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trace keeping full guard, as Simons III tries to pass.
Jesus Trace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trace working for a triangle but Simons III defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Trace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Trace!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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