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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Juricic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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218 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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216 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andro Juricic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a combination
and Juricic counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Juricic swivels and escapes.
Gracie misses with a double jab
letting Juricic counter with a right hand.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Juricic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juricic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Juricic swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juricic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Juricic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Juricic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Juricic's corner calls for a 1-2. Juricic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juricic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Juricic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Juricic scores with a shot to the body.
Juricic stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andro Juricic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Juricic's guard.
Juricic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Juricic, up you get!
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Juricic counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Juricic in his tracks.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Juricic saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Juricic counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Juricic circles away.
Juricic scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Juricic.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Juricic avoids them all with ease.
Juricic ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie sizes up Juricic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Juricic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Juricic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Juricic is just out of range.
It looked like Juricic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Juricic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Juricic.
Gracie throws a right hand that Juricic ducks under and follows up with a left that Juricic also avoids with ease.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Juricic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Andro Juricic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Gracie.
Juricic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juricic cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juricic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Juricic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Juricic moves away and avoids it.
Juricic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Juricic.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Juricic's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juricic misses with a wild combination.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Juricic avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range as Juricic strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juricic. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Juricic misses with a wild body shot.
Juricic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Juricic saw that one coming.
Juricic throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Juricic.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Juricic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juricic misses with a wild combination.
Juricic throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Juricic lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Juricic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Juricic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Juricic avoids it easily.
Juricic looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Juricic with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juricic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juricic misses with a looping left.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Juricic at a distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range as Juricic strikes.
Juricic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Juricic.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juricic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Juricic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juricic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juricic misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juricic.
Juricic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Juricic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juricic tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juricic breaks the clinch.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Juricic avoids nicely.
Juricic missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juricic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Juricic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicolas Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juricic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Juricic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juricic blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Juricic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Juricic shows good takedown defense.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Juricic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie dives in and grabs Juricic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Juricic pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
A counter left hand to the body from Juricic misses its target.
Juricic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Juricic lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Juricic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juricic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juricic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Juricic keeps the fight on the outside.
Juricic is looking for a counter combo.
Juricic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juricic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Juricic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Juricic defends it well.
Nicolas Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juricic misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Andro Juricic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Juricic.
Juricic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andro Juricic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Juricic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Andro Juricic!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Andro Juricic!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Andro Juricic!
Andro Juricic wins by unanimous decision!
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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
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