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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Graves (ranked 465 p4p, 858 weight class) and Leandro Leao (ranked 59 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Leao!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Graves throws a jab when Leao was well out of range.
Leao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Leao manages to avoid it.
Graves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves throws a body punch but Leao moves out of range.
Graves backing away here, and Leao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Leandro Leao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Leandro Leao has been cut.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Graves.
Leao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leao moves away.
Leao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leao.
Leao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Leao ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Leao does no damage.
Leao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Graves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leao throws a solid leg kick but Graves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leao.
Leao throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Leao throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leao was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Leao staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Leao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Leao counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves moves out of range as Leao strikes.
Leao moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Graves shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leao defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Leao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Graves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leao - the referee stops the clock and Graves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leao. Graves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leao manages to avoid it.
Leao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Graves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leao misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Leao throws out a leg kick but Graves moves out of range and Leao only half commits.
Leao thumps Graves with a low kick.
Graves misses with a body punch
and Leao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leao thumps Graves with a low kick.
Leao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graves.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Leao misses with a looping left.
Graves is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leao misses the jab.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Leao tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Leao as he connects with a hook.
Graves lands a body shot.
Leao swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Leao throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leao slips under a jab.
Graves thuds his right hand into Leao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up Leandro Leao's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Leao.
Graves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Leao throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves misses the jab.
Graves backing away here, and Leao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Leao.
Graves lands with a hook. Leao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graves.
The cut above Leandro Leao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Graves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leao. Leao obviously looking to wear him down.
Graves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leao in his tracks.
Leao throws a shot to the body.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Leao is out of range.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leao has time to react.
Leao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leao throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leao ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Leao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leao scores with a leg kick.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves connects with a single shot there.
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and Leao counters with a leg kick.
Leao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Leao tries a quick counter leg kick but Graves is wise to it.
Leao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Leao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Leao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves thuds a left hand into Leao's body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Leao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Graves with a jab.
Leandro Leao's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Leao lands with a right hand.
Leao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Leao moved out of range nicely.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leao.
Graves thuds a left hand into Leao's body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leao throws a front kick aimed at Graves's knee but Graves avoids it well.
Graves throws a jab when Leao was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leao connects with a high kick.
Leao is looking to score with low kicks.
Leao tries to score with a low kick but Graves moves his leg out of the way.
Graves throws a combination that misses
and Leao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Graves on the side of the head.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leao.
Leao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leao manages to avoid it.
Leao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leao throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leao counters with a good low kick that Graves was not able to check.
Nice uppercut lands for Graves. That snapped Leao's head back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leandro Leao's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyrone Graves!
Tyrone Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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