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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 817 p4p, 1242 weight class) and Jovan Dickons (ranked 124 p4p, 185 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. A fine choice. Dickons is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sidung. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Dickons shows good takedown defense.
Dickons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dickons moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dickons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dickons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie throws a jab when Dickons was well out of range.
Dickons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Dickons scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Bryan Gracie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickons.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dickons drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dickons trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickons preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dickons can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dickons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie controls Dickons momentarily but Dickons frees himself.
Dickons wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dickons defends well.
Dickons wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dickons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dickons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickons is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickons is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickons.
Dickons trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie has his foot on Dickons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dickons works his way back into a safe position though.
Dickons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dickons looking to pass the guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Dickons defends easily.
Dickons wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Dickons content to stall in guard here.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dickons cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie throws a jab when Dickons was well out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dickons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dickons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dickons jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dickons lands a nice looking body shot.
Dickons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickons lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Dickons swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Bryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickons works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gracie misses with a hook. Dickons ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovan Dickons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dickons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Dickons slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Dickons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dickons digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Dickons scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Dickons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dickons lands a jab.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Dickons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dickons! But no joy.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickons punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Dickons moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dickons trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Dickons working away.
Dickons thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Dickons tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is trying to control Dickons's posture but Dickons avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickons trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Dickons.
Dickons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dickons.
Dickons trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control but Dickons postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Dickons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Dickons postures up.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dickons is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
Dickons got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dickons has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Dickons looking to pass the guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Dickons trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jovan Dickons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Dickons is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Dickons counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Dickons is avoiding it.
Dickons scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovan Dickons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryan Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dickons moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Dickons punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Dickons lands.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dickons defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Dickons into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dickons lands a left hand.
Dickons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dickons blocks the elbow strike.
Dickons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dickons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Dickons displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Dickons taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dickons's brow.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dickons's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Dickons tries to pass.
Dickons has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Hidden. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dickons has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks Dickons's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Gracie!
After winning the bout, Bryan Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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