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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leoncio Gendozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Gracie Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gendozo comes to the cage accompanied by Stand By Me, Ben E King. Gracie Jr has chosen System Of a Down - She's Like Heroin #10 as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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264 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
26
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leoncio Gendozo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Gracie Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gendozo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Xavier Gracie Jr has been cut.
Gracie Jr throws a hook but Gendozo avoids it easily.
Gracie Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gendozo counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie Jr dips to his left and cracks Gendozo with an uppercut!
It looks like Leoncio Gendozo has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gendozo misses the target.
Gendozo moves into the clinch.
Gendozo breaks from the clinch.
Gracie Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Gendozo misses.
Gracie Jr moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Gendozo goes down! Can Gracie Jr finish him!?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gendozo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie Jr is one step ahead there.
Gracie Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gendozo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gendozo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie Jr cracks Gendozo with a solid left hand.
Gendozo is trying to keep Gracie Jr in close.
Gendozo keeping moving, preventing Gracie Jr from controlling successfully.
Gendozo is trying to keep Gracie Jr in close.
Gendozo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gracie Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gendozo is trying to keep Gracie Jr in close.
Gendozo looking for a sweep. Not yet Gendozo, not yet.
Gendozo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gendozo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Gendozo's legs - danger averted.
Gracie Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gendozo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gendozo.
Gendozo is breathing heavily.
Gendozo moves into the clinch successfully.
Gendozo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gendozo tries a body shot but Gracie Jr blocks it.
Gendozo has hold of one of Gracie Jr's legs. Gracie Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Gendozo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie Jr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie Jr keeping moving, preventing Gendozo from controlling successfully.
Gracie Jr throws a couple of heel strikes.
Gracie Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gendozo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gendozo is aware though and is defending well.
Gendozo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gendozo has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie Jr's legs - danger averted.
Gracie Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie Jr is looking for a triangle but Gendozo pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie Jr keeping moving, preventing Gendozo from controlling successfully.
Gracie Jr has a closed guard, preventing Gendozo from standing up.
Gendozo trying to control but Gracie Jr is working from the bottom.
Gendozo is working Gracie Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gracie Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie Jr looks to land a left hand but Gendozo moved out of range nicely.
Gracie Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Gendozo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie Jr!
Gracie Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gendozo is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie Jr looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie Jr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gendozo lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gendozo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie Jr!
Gendozo working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gendozo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gendozo avoids the attempt from Gracie Jr to control.
Gendozo scoring with strikes but Gracie Jr is staying in there.
Gendozo controlling from the full mount.
Gendozo tries to control but Gracie Jr wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo cracks Gracie Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Gendozo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gendozo prevents Gracie Jr from getting the reversal.
Gracie Jr is breathing heavily.
Gendozo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Gendozo.
Gracie Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gendozo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gracie Jr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gendozo around the waist but Gendozo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gendozo is the winner by TKO! Gendozo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leoncio Gendozo!
After winning the bout, Leoncio Gendozo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
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