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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poli Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spiders kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poli Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Couture!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Poli Gracie has been cut.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Couture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couture stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie . Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Couture.
Couture should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Couture throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
Couture has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Couture is trying to trip Gracie . He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Couture persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couture wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is adopting a defensive guard.
Couture is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gracie dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Couture knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Couture struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is looking to get back to his feet here but Gracie is keeping cool and he's managed to take Couture's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poli Gracie 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Couture is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Couture clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie 's head.
Couture is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Gracie as he works his way to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gracie 's closed guard. He's half up but Gracie has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gracie pivots and extends the arm, Couture falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gracie ! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Poli Gracie !
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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