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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillaume Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by The Demon Barber. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
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143 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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165 cm
29
130 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillaume Leblanc! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Leblanc does no damage. Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Leblanc darts in trying to clinch and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand! Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Leblanc doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch. Leblanc tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Leblanc moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body. Gracie lands with a straight right. Leblanc didn't see that one coming. Leblanc moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off. Gracie works Leblanc's body with a nice hook. Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leblanc moves away. Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Leblanc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Guillaume Leblanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leblanc tries to clinch and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Leblanc was not able to check. Guillaume Leblanc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Leblanc tries to clinch up and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand! Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Leblanc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie. Gracie throws a big right hand that misses. Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots. Gracie won't allow Leblanc to get back to his feet. Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie wants to control from the top but Leblanc keeps moving. Leblanc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie. Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Leblanc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Leblanc wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gracie connects with a couple of short punches. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie advances to half guard. Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leblanc has managed to free his arm - good work. Leblanc blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount! Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leblanc looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
Leblanc is rocked! Gracie postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Leblanc badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gracie around the waist but Gracie pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gracie is the winner by TKO! Gracie jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Gracie! Jumping up and down and very excited, Adam Gracie waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
45% |
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