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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is The Champ is Here. A fine choice. Gracie has chosen Metallica Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
It looks like Reggie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Reggie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands a jab.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Anderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gracie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Holden Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gracie.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Gracie avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson sets himself, and Gracie steps forward looking for the clinch! Anderson avoids it this time.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Anderson tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie letting Anderson take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Gracie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie is stalling here.
Anderson trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Gracie cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Anderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Gracie connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Anderson misses.
A cross from Anderson lands.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Anderson shoots in.
Gracie lands a high kick!
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reggie Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson slips a jab from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab lands there for Gracie.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Anderson slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Anderson.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Jab from Gracie.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Gracie holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Gracie tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie stalling against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Anderson motions for Gracie to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Gracie avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holden Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reggie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
A victorious Holden Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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