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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Tokito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillaume Leblanc has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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130 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillaume Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Tokito!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblanc tries a head kick but it misses.
Leblanc stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Leblanc as Tokito shoots in.
Tokito will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guillaume Leblanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Tokito.
Leblanc clinches up with Tokito and pushes him back against the cage.
Tokito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokito has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Leblanc uses from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leblanc wants to stand but Tokito has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leblanc has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tokito working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leblanc doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leblanc manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokito pulls Leblanc in close to his closed guard and prevents Leblanc from doing any damage or advancing position.
Guillaume Leblanc has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Leblanc tries to bum rush Tokito with a series of wild strikes but Tokito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two 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.
Leblanc tries to clinch there but Tokito circles away.
Leblanc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guillaume Leblanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokito dives in and scores a takedown into Leblanc's guard.
Tokito trying to control but Leblanc is working from the bottom.
Tokito looking to sit in guard and control but Leblanc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leblanc postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gabriel Tokito hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tokito misses with a takedown
and Leblanc moves into the clinch.
Leblanc manages to break the clinch.
Leblanc misses with a head kick.
Leblanc closes the distance and clinches.
Leblanc missing with knees to the body.
Leblanc breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tokito.
Leblanc throws a right and a left that Tokito avoids nicely.
Tokito gets tackled into the cage by Leblanc. Leblanc maintains the clinch.
Leblanc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc drives through and clinches with Tokito against the cage.
Leblanc breaks from the clinch.
Leblanc avoids the head kick by Tokito.
Leblanc misses the shot to the body.
Leblanc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leblanc moves into the clinch.
Leblanc is looking to control Tokito's arms but Tokito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leblanc has his back to the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokito tries to pull guard but Leblanc holds him up against the cage and eventually Tokito drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokito jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leblanc walks away with a smile on his face. Tokito gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillaume Leblanc dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leblanc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leblanc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokito manages to avoid it.
Leblanc misses with a wild combination.
Tokito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leblanc as he avoids it easily.
Leblanc tries to close the distance and clinch but Tokito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leblanc is fending him off so far but Tokito persists. Nope, Leblanc circles away and we're back to standing.
Leblanc throws a head kick but Tokito moves out of range.
Tokito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leblanc but Leblanc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Guillaume Leblanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Tokito.
Leblanc tries to clinch but Tokito moves out of range.
Leblanc goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leblanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokito.
Leblanc throws a series of punches but Tokito moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokito shoots in looking for a takedown. Leblanc tries to sprawl out of it but Tokito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leblanc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leblanc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leblanc clinches up with Tokito and pushes him back against the cage.
Leblanc swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leblanc manages to break the clinch.
Guillaume Leblanc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tokito is defended easily by Leblanc.
Tokito is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Leblanc as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tokito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokito shoots in and drives through. Leblanc sprawls well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leblanc!
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!
A right-left combo lands from Leblanc.
Leblanc forces Tokito back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leblanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leblanc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leblanc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tokito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc tries to clinch up but Tokito circles away and keeps his distance.
Leblanc cracks a nice hook into Tokito's ribs.
Guillaume Leblanc is winning the standup battle so far.
Leblanc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tokito, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokito prevents a body shot from Leblanc.
Leblanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leblanc forces Tokito back against the cage and clinches.
Leblanc stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leblanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leblanc scores with a shot to the body.
Tokito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leblanc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leblanc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokito tries to pull guard but Leblanc won't allow it.
Leblanc breaks from the clinch.
Tokito throws a head kick but Leblanc moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leblanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leblanc looks to land a combination but Tokito avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leblanc. Tokito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leblanc is looking to wear down Tokito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Leblanc.
Leblanc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tokito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leblanc lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillaume Leblanc dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leblanc delivers a nice body kick.
Tokito looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tokito content to control rather than advance.
Leblanc tries to kick Tokito off but Tokito keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tokito controlling the action here.
Tokito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Tokito.
Leblanc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tokito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leblanc throws a combination. Tokito tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tokito avoids the body shot from Leblanc.
Leblanc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokito shoots and misses
and Leblanc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leblanc tries to clinch there but Tokito circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tokito is defended easily by Leblanc.
Leblanc misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leblanc tries to clinch up but Tokito circles away and keeps his distance.
Tokito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leblanc throws a right and a left that Tokito avoids nicely.
Leblanc jabs Tokito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leblanc moves in looking to clinch but Tokito pushes him off.
Leblanc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leblanc digs a good body shot into Tokito's ribs.
Guillaume Leblanc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leblanc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leblanc clobbers Tokito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leblanc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leblanc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tokito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leblanc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leblanc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokito can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc tries to clinch up.
Leblanc scores with a jab to the head.
Leblanc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leblanc tries to clinch up.
Tokito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leblanc wants to clinch up but Tokito keeps it at a distance.
Leblanc jabs Tokito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leblanc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leblanc tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leblanc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leblanc fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc doesn't manage to clinch there - Tokito circles away.
Leblanc takes the fight into the clinch.
Leblanc tries a body shot but Tokito blocks it.
Leblanc pulls Tokito into guard.
Tokito wants to control from the top but Leblanc keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokito with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tokito trying to control the position from guard on top but Leblanc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabriel Tokito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guillaume Leblanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tokito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillaume Leblanc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leblanc, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillaume Leblanc!
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energy
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