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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Audie Graham (ranked 3737 p4p, 22468 weight class) and Konstantin The Russian Giant (ranked 132 p4p, 188 weight class). The Russian Giant is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soda Popinski Theme. Audie Graham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Konstantin The Russian Giant's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Audie Graham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin The Russian Giant!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Russian Giant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Graham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Russian Giant tries to avoid it but Graham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Russian Giant to the ground. The Russian Giant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Russian Giant is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Graham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Russian Giant is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Graham tries for a takedown but The Russian Giant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Russian Giant is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Graham is looking to land body kicks.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Russian Giant tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Audie Graham . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Graham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Graham tries to clinch
and The Russian Giant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graham throws a hook but The Russian Giant blocks it.
Graham shoots in but The Russian Giant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian Giant swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
The Russian Giant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Russian Giant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graham shoots in looking for a takedown but The Russian Giant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Graham 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Graham backs off The Russian Giant throws a huge counter combo but Graham manages to avoid it all.
Graham throws a lazy head kick
and The Russian Giant moves into the clinch.
Graham tries to pull guard but The Russian Giant holds him up against the cage and eventually Graham drops back down to his feet.
The Russian Giant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graham wants to get back to striking at distance but The Russian Giant won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Russian Giant decides to pull guard.
The Russian Giant seems keen to control Graham 's posture.
Graham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Russian Giant is pushing Graham 's head away, looking to escape. Graham manages to hold on to the position though.
The Russian Giant defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Russian Giant is trying to control Graham 's posture but Graham avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham trying to control the action but The Russian Giant is working from the bottom.
Graham working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Graham trying to control the action but The Russian Giant is working from the bottom.
The Russian Giant struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Russian Giant managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Graham .
Graham throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Graham tries to move to mount but The Russian Giant blocks the move with his legs.
Graham trying to control the action but The Russian Giant is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graham tries for a takedown but The Russian Giant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin The Russian Giant dominated that round.
That's time! Graham 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Russian Giant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graham has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Russian Giant is pressed up against the cage. Graham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Russian Giant down to the mat. The Russian Giant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Russian Giant throws a wild body kick that Graham sees coming a mile off.
Graham drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Russian Giant sprawls and moves away.
Graham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graham is trying to pull guard but The Russian Giant has him pressed against the cage.
The Russian Giant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham throws a push kick but The Russian Giant slaps the foot to one side.
The Russian Giant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt.
As Graham backs off The Russian Giant throws a huge counter combo but Graham manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Audie Graham . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Russian Giant tries to avoid it but Graham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Russian Giant to the ground. The Russian Giant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Graham is defended easily by The Russian Giant.
The Russian Giant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The Russian Giant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Graham but Graham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but The Russian Giant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Russian Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham .
The Russian Giant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Russian Giant swinging wildly here.
The Russian Giant throws a right and a left that Graham avoids nicely.
Graham looks for a takedown but The Russian Giant sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Russian Giant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from The Russian Giant does no damage.
The Russian Giant throws a head kick but Graham moves out of range.
Graham changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a series of wild punches.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Russian Giant moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
The Russian Giant misses with a few strikes there.
Graham has managed to clinch.
Graham tries to circle away but The Russian Giant has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Graham 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Graham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Graham prevents a takedown attempt there.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Russian Giant gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries to pull guard but The Russian Giant holds him up against the cage and eventually Graham drops back down to his feet.
The Russian Giant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Russian Giant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Graham is defending well.
Graham can't get the takedown.
Graham prevents the takedown attempt.
Graham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Russian Giant's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham is trying to drag The Russian Giant to the mat but The Russian Giant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Russian Giant is pressed up against the cage. Graham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Russian Giant down to the mat. The Russian Giant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin The Russian Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Russian Giant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graham moves into the clinch.
Graham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Russian Giant misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Russian Giant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Russian Giant swats away the attempt to clinch by Graham .
Audie Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Russian Giant as he avoids it easily.
The Russian Giant is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Graham slips a jab and a cross from The Russian Giant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Russian Giant misses with a combination
and Graham counters by moving into the clinch.
The Russian Giant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graham goes for a double leg but The Russian Giant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Russian Giant continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian Giant is looking to break free of the clinch but Graham has double underhooks.
The Russian Giant successfully pulls guard.
The Russian Giant keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
The Russian Giant working a defensive guard here.
Graham is stalling in the full guard.
Graham trying to control but The Russian Giant is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The Russian Giant kicks Graham off and gets to his feet.
Graham clinches with his opponent.
Graham wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Audie Graham . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Graham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Russian Giant after a bit of a struggle.
Graham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant goes for a takedown attempt but Graham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Graham moves into the clinch.
Graham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Russian Giant backwards.
The Russian Giant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Russian Giant avoids it really well and circles away.
As Graham backs off The Russian Giant throws a huge counter combo but Graham manages to avoid it all.
The Russian Giant darts in looking for a takedown but Graham gets double underhooks and turns The Russian Giant into the cage.
The Russian Giant shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Graham 's guard.
Graham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Graham doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The Russian Giant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Graham .
The Russian Giant is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graham is looking to control The Russian Giant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Graham avoid being mounted?
Audie Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konstantin The Russian Giant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Russian Giant is trying to control the action in half guard but Graham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin The Russian Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Russian Giant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin The Russian Giant!
An out of breath and clearly excited Konstantin The Russian Giant thanked Shadow Realm Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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RATING
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