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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renoa Gracie (ranked 96 p4p, 59 weight class) and Darsin Bleak (ranked 15 p4p, 8 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga Mas Não Bate. Bleak has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Bleak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bleak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bleak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bleak lands a lovely overhand right.
Bleak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Bleak circles away.
Bleak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Bleak misses its intended target.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Bleak pushes him off.
Bleak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bleak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bleak just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bleak sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bleak.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bleak.
Bleak scores with a punch to the head.
Bleak misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Bleak tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bleak for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie prevents Bleak from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bleak is still trying to improve position.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie continues to stall.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bleak trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bleak is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Bleak tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Bleak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak regains half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bleak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bleak looking for submissions off his back.
Bleak is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bleak is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bleak avoid being mounted?
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Bleak defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Renoa Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bleak thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bleak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bleak's guard.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Bleak's brow.
Bleak looking for a sweep. Not yet Bleak, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bleak is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Bleak is controlling Gracie's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Renoa Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bleak is trying to keep Gracie in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bleak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bleak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bleak misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Bleak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bleak!
Bleak is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bleak keeps working.
Gracie cracks Bleak with a big right hand but Bleak just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Bleak here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie lands a few punches from side control.
Gracie scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bleak is working from the bottom.
Bleak tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie trying to control the position but Bleak is working away.
Bleak regains half guard.
Bleak is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Bleak is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bleak wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie takes a little break here. Bleak wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bleak is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bleak is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renoa Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie avoids the body shot from Bleak.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Bleak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bleak can do to turn this around?
Bleak lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Bleak misses with the body kick
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie passes Bleak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Bleak is working away.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bleak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Bleak is not content to let Gracie control the position.
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.
Bleak tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bleak is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bleak wants to get back to full guard.
Bleak is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Bleak.
Bleak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Bleak avoids them all with ease.
Bleak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Bleak just misses with a punch to the body.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
A big left from Bleak misses.
Bleak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bleak misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Bleak.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Bleak controls the action.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie presses Bleak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bleak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie won't allow Bleak to sweep him here.
Bleak working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Bleak wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renoa Gracie clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bleak throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bleak throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bleak. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bleak. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bleak misses with a looping left.
Gracie darts in and clinches Bleak up against the cage.
Bleak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gracie prevents it.
Bleak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Gracie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Bleak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bleak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bleak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Renoa Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darsin Bleak.
Gracie has hold of one of Bleak's legs. Bleak is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bleak is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak wants to control but Gracie passes easily into half guard.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Bleak defends it.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Bleak is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bleak is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bleak trying to control but Gracie postures up.
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 seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Further stalling from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to control. Bleak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bleak actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darsin Bleak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bleak has time to react.
Bleak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Bleak has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gracie has passed into side control.
Bleak is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie wants to control but Bleak is keeping him busy.
Bleak is looking for a sweep.
Gracie controls the position.
Bleak can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
Bleak tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renoa Gracie had his way with Darsin Bleak in that 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!
A big left from Gracie misses.
Bleak throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bleak tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bleak misses the jab.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Bleak breaks away and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bleak. Those never looked like landing.
Bleak throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Bleak fights it but they end up in guard.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Bleak is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bleak wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie defending well as Bleak loads up on a big left hand.
Bleak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bleak wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Darsin Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie just content to control the position.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gracie looking to control but Bleak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie prevents Bleak from getting the reversal.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Bleak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bleak is looking to escape.
Bleak tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Bleak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bleak is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Bleak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gracie lands with some strikes.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bleak is looking to escape.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renoa Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Renoa Gracie!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Renoa Gracie!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Renoa Gracie!
Renoa Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
Renoa Gracie retains his featherweight title!
Renoa Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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