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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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160 cm
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Zane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Zane misses.
Justin Zane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zane misses with the combination.
Zane looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Zane is defending well.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Zane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zane wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves into full mount! Zane won't be happy about that!
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Zane is having none of it.
Zane is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Zane defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Zane is on top in guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie is trying to keep Zane in close.
Zane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane postures up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Zane from controlling successfully.
Zane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zane postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Zane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Zane.
Zane throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Zane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Zane takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Zane throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zane misses with a wild combination.
Gracie defending well as Zane loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeffson Gracie will probably get the nod.
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.
Zane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zane leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zane just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Zane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Justin Zane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
Zane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Zane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zane.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zane throws out the jab.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Zane keeps it at a distance.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zane tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zane to the ground. Zane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zane.
That's two 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.
Zane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zane as he avoids it easily.
Zane is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie swings for the body but Zane moves out of range.
Zane looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Zane connects with a solid leg kick.
Jeffson Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zane missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Zane.
Zane swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Zane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zane as he jumps to the side.
Zane misses with a wild body shot.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zane misses the jab.
Zane throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Zane throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Zane dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie tries to clinch but Zane moves out of range.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Zane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zane swinging wildly here.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zane.
Zane throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie clinches but Zane breaks the clinch
and Zane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Zane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie slips a jab from Zane.
Zane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Zane.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Zane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justin Zane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
Zane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zane looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Zane misses with a hook to the body
and Zane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Zane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zane throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gracie uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie working away.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zane manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie wants to control but Zane is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeffson Gracie.
I think Gracie 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffson Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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