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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Whit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernie Whit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Major Graham!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whit is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Graham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Ernie Whit has been cut.
Graham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graham.
Whit misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
Whit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whit lands with a nice body punch.
Whit shoots for a double leg takedown but Graham sprawls well. He's pushed Whit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Graham digs a good body shot into Whit's ribs.
Whit takes a swing at Graham's ribcage but misses.
Graham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Graham as he jumps to the side.
Graham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Graham has his hands on Whit's head, controlling the position.
Whit is in close to Graham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whit stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
Whit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Graham controls Whit momentarily but Whit frees himself.
Graham controlling Whit's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whit wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Graham trying to keep a closed guard but Whit is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whit postures up in Graham's guard and throws a big left but Graham blocks it.
Graham looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Graham misses the target.
The fighters circling - Whit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whit throws a hook but Graham avoids it easily.
Graham throws a one two combo.
Whit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Major Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whit is looking to clinch.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Whit is just out of range.
Whit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graham counters by clinching up.
Graham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Whit.
Graham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham works on Whit's body with a couple of short punches.
Whit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whit prevents a body shot from Graham.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graham.
Whit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham stalling against the cage.
Whit trying to control the position but instead, Graham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whit into the cage.
Graham lands with a right to the head.
Whit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whit tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernie Whit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whit is working Graham over against the cage.
Whit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whit blocks a body shot from Graham.
Whit working aggressively here.
Whit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whit has a takedown stuffed.
Whit closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Graham did well to prevent Whit getting side control.
Whit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Graham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whit trying to control from half guard but Graham is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham is pressing down on Whit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Whit with a nice head shot there.
Whit postures up.
Graham keeping full guard, as Whit tries to pass.
Whit trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Graham is looking for a triangle but Whit pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Major Graham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernie Whit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Whit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whit.
Whit scores with a takedown into Graham's guard.
Whit wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Whit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Graham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whit throwing strikes from guard but Graham blocks nicely.
Whit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham looking to control but Whit passes into half guard.
Whit throwing shots but Graham is blocking nicely.
Graham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whit.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Whit tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Whit misses the shot to the body.
Whit misses with an uppercut.
Whit throws a jab when Graham was well out of range.
Whit is looking to wear down Graham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Graham is trying to hold Whit in close to prevent damage but Whit has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham is looking to improve his position.
Whit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whit throws a strike but Graham avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Whit is looking to work some ground and pound but Graham has wrist control.
Whit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Whit lands a couple of digs.
Whit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whit thows a big elbow that misses.
Graham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graham pulls Whit in close to his closed guard and prevents Whit from doing any damage or advancing position.
Whit controlling from the top position.
Whit is looking to work some ground and pound but Graham has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whit misses with a body shot.
Whit drops his hands momentarily and Graham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whit looks to land a left hand but Graham moved out of range nicely.
Whit misses with a straight right.
Whit tries to clinch up
and Graham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graham looks to throw the jab but Whit is out of range.
A slow jab from Whit misses its intended target.
Graham scores with a hook.
Graham throws an overhand right that lands on Whit's shoulder, as Whit tries to avoid the shot.
Ernie Whit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whit scores a takedown into full mount!
Whit landing shots from mount.
Whit landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Whit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernie Whit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Graham slips under a jab.
Whit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graham counters with a straight right hand.
Whit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Whit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Whit.
Graham wants to get back to full guard.
Whit slips a nice elbow through Graham's hands, connecting with Graham's forehead.
Whit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graham is pressing down on Whit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Whit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ernie Whit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graham tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Whit is looking to improve his position but Graham isn't that keen on the idea.
Whit is working hard here to advance position.
Graham content just to control the position here.
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 stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Whit just misses with a punch to the body.
Graham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whit shoots in looking for a takedown. Graham tries to sprawl out of it but Whit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham tries to clinch but Whit moves out of range.
Graham scores with a jab.
Whit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from Whit. Whit gets slowly back to his feet.
Whit has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernie Whit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Major Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whit digs a good hook to Graham's body.
Whit misses with a looping right.
Whit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Graham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whit is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Graham's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Whit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graham defends it nicely.
Whit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Graham counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Graham. That snapped Whit's head back.
Graham lands with an overhand left.
Graham cracks Whit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whit shoots for a double leg takedown but Graham sprawls well. He's pushed Whit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graham counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham connects with a crisp jab.
Ernie Whit's cut is getting worse.
Graham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graham punishes Whit's body with a nice straight punch.
Graham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whit takes one to the chin there.
Whit misses with a body shot
and Graham counters with a left to the body.
Graham tests Whit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graham slips under a jab from Whit.
Graham with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whit clinches with his opponent.
Graham lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Graham.
Graham pushes Whit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Major Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Graham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Graham!
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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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