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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 797 p4p, 1118 weight class) and Lucky Lévesque (ranked 94 p4p, 135 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucky Lévesque !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Lévesque moves away and avoids it.
Lévesque changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Lévesque counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lévesque controls the pace.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lévesque is one step ahead there.
Lévesque is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Lévesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie passes Lévesque 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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 looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lévesque is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Lévesque is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Lévesque controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Lévesque defends it.
Lévesque wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lévesque is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Lévesque defends it.
Lévesque wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lévesque counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lévesque trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Lévesque looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lévesque is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Lévesque slips an elbow through the middle.
Lévesque tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucky Lévesque will probably get the nod.
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.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Lévesque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Lévesque counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lévesque looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lévesque doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lévesque manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lévesque looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lévesque trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lucky Lévesque has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie has his foot on Lévesque 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lévesque works his way back into a safe position though.
Lévesque slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Lévesque lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lévesque was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Lévesque with the counter takedown but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lévesque feints the counter takedown.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Lévesque counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie is trying to control Lévesque 's posture but Lévesque avoids it.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Lévesque taking a breather here.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Lévesque keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie regains half guard.
Lévesque is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lévesque can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lévesque trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
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.
Lévesque slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lévesque wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Lévesque stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lévesque wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Lévesque showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lévesque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Lévesque slips under a jab.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Lévesque counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Gracie is trying to escape the position but Lévesque is controlling the position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lévesque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Lévesque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lévesque wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque wants to control for a moment but Gracie uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lévesque in particular looking to stall.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Lévesque is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lévesque 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Lévesque has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lévesque wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lévesque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lévesque shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Lévesque counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lévesque is controlling the pace.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie won't allow Lévesque to pass to mount.
Lévesque keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lévesque is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lévesque got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lévesque has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Lévesque stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Lévesque looking to pass the guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Lévesque passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lévesque really dominated that round.
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.
Lévesque drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lévesque slows the pace down.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Lévesque politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lévesque prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to bench press Lévesque off him but Lévesque keeps the position.
Lévesque tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Lévesque postures up.
Lévesque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie tries to bench press Lévesque off him but Lévesque keeps the position.
Lévesque content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Lévesque politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lévesque prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two 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.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Lévesque counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Lévesque is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee asks Lévesque politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lévesque prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lévesque tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lévesque postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Lévesque keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is letting Lévesque control him for a moment.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Lévesque wants to take a breather but Gracie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lévesque .
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lévesque is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Lévesque tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Lévesque is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lévesque is looking to escape.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Lévesque is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lévesque defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lévesque dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lévesque moves away.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Lévesque counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lévesque stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Lévesque stalls from top position.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Lévesque keeps moving and retains side control.
Lévesque trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Lévesque controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lévesque lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lévesque is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie is trying to control Lévesque 's posture but Lévesque avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lévesque looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lévesque is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Lévesque slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Lévesque sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Lévesque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lévesque 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Lévesque !
Lucky Lévesque gave a mention to Cayman Islands Clothiers in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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