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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Graham (ranked 6481 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Lau (ranked 5086 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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173 lbs
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170 cm
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172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Lau!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham darts in looking for a takedown but Lau gets double underhooks and turns Graham into the cage.
Lau throws out a loose jab but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graham works over Lau's head and body with a nice combination.
Lau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lau misses with a hook.
Lau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lau changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Graham looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lau in side control lands a decent elbow.
Graham manages to get back to half guard.
Graham wants to get back to full guard.
Lau sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like Lau might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Lau prevents Graham from improving his position.
Lau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lau landing shots from mount.
Lau landing strikes from the mount and Graham is in trouble!
Graham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lau lands a couple of good shots and Graham has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Graham is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lau.
Graham wants to get back to his feet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham turns into Lau and is now in his guard.
Graham being controlled here momentarily.
Lau looking for a guillotine here but Graham defends easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lau holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to get up but he can't break Lau's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lau looking for a sweep. Not yet Lau, not yet.
Graham throws a big right hand that misses.
Graham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lau keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lau has control of Graham's left arm, preventing Graham from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Lau has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lau is continuing to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lau.
Graham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lau avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Lau dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graham throws a solid leg kick but Lau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Graham.
Graham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lau.
Lau drives through with a takedown into Graham's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lau working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Graham's head.
Lau is stalling in the full guard.
Graham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lau is one step ahead there.
Lau works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Graham wants to control the action here but instead Lau manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lau unloading with bombs!
Lau with shots to the head and body - Graham looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lau putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lau cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lau scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graham?
Graham is rocked!
Graham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Graham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lau drops a big elbow. That's hurt Graham! More shots from Lau and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Lau!
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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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