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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vince Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Payne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Payne.
Payne misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie tries to buck Payne off but Payne is having none of it.
Payne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Payne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Payne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Payne's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gracie struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gracie is avoiding damage well.
Payne misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gracie is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Payne could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gracie is trying to control Payne's posture but Payne avoids it.
Payne misses with the ground and pound.
Payne looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gracie is avoiding damage well.
Gracie isn't going anywhere.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Payne thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie trying to hold on to Payne's head to control him but Payne postures up.
Payne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie is pressing down on Payne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Payne is proving a slippery customer.
Payne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Payne throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Payne is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Payne is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Payne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Payne is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to control but Payne is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Payne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Payne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gracie trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
Gracie prevents Payne from getting back to his feet.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Payne!
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a wild left hand from mount and Payne manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Gracie seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Payne defends it.
Payne tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Payne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Payne is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Payne moves into the clinch.
Payne pulls guard effortlessly.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Payne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Payne isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Payne throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Payne has wrist control.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Payne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls Payne momentarily but Payne frees himself.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Payne defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Payne pushes his legs off easily.
Payne postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Payne scoring with some ground and pound.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gracie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Payne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie tries to stand but Payne is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payne wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie wants to stand but Payne is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vince Payne has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Payne misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Royce Gracie.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!
Our winner, Royce Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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