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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 2724 p4p, 304 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 2331 p4p, 266 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Locke's choice of entrance music: What Makes a Good Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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183 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class boxer
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie thumps Locke with a low kick.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Locke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Locke shakes it off.
Locke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Locke throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Locke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Locke.
Jab from Gracie.
Locke misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Locke.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gracie - that will leave a mark!
Gracie slips under a jab from Locke.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Locke.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Nice uppercut there from Locke.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Locke's head back.
A big left from Locke misses.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke lands a head shot.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Locke connects with a jab.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips under a jab from Locke.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Locke.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Locke tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gracie.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Locke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Locke counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Locke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Locke's leg but Locke calmly moves out of range.
Gracie misses with the body kick
enabling Locke to counter with a crisp jab.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Renato Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Locke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Locke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Locke scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Locke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
A short right from Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
A short uppercut from Locke.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Locke ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a low kick but Locke avoids it.
Locke throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie tried to counter with a leg kick but Locke avoided it.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Locke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Locke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Locke lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Locke lands a right hook to the body.
Locke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke counters with a body kick.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Locke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Locke is out of range.
Locke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Locke.
Locke checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Locke walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
Locke walks into a left hand.
Gracie slips under a jab from Locke.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Locke moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Locke misses with a hook.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Locke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Locke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Locke swinging wildly here.
Locke sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie defending well as Locke loads up on a big left hand.
Locke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Locke 's knee.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Locke throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Locke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Locke throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
It looked like Gracie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Locke.
Locke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie cracks Locke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Locke.
Locke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie digs a good hook to Locke's body.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Locke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Renato Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
Our winner, Renato Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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
RATING
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