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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes into the arena with Amazing blaring out of the sound system. Gracia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Last Fight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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212 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Gracia!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracia.
Gracia tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Gracia saw that one coming.
Gracia moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Gracia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracia lands a head kick!
Gracia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Couture counters with a left to the body.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Gracia wants to clinch but Couture slips to the side
and Couture counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracia moves to clinch but Couture breaks away
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jose Gracia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Gracia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couture throws out the jab.
Gracia connects with a high kick.
Gracia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracia darts in trying to clinch
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Couture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracia.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracia doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Gracia slips a jab from Couture.
Gracia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Jose Gracia has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Gracia tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Gracia wants to clinch
and Couture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracia misses with a head kick.
Couture tests Gracia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Gracia ducks down to avoid it.
Gracia moves to clinch but Couture breaks away
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracia is looking to clinch.
Couture is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Couture cracks Gracia with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Couture has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gracia to stand back up!
Gracia is rocked!
Gracia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Couture counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Couture!
A victorious Randy Couture thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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