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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Ruffy (ranked 1744 p4p, 3385 weight class) and Demetrius Graham (ranked 175 p4p, 316 weight class). Ruffy comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Ruffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demetrius Graham!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruffy is looking to clinch.
Graham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graham wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruffy won't allow it.
Ruffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruffy tries a body shot but Graham blocks it.
Ruffy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Ruffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
Graham blocking some punches.
Ruffy being controlled against the cage.
Ruffy scores with a shot to the side of Graham's head.
Graham blocking some punches.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but Ruffy is controlling him.
Ruffy lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Ruffy misses with the head strike.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Graham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruffy up against the cage.
Graham working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham wants to break free but Ruffy has control.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham is trying to stall.
Graham is trying to break free.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Graham controls his hands.
Graham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruffy misses with a body punch.
Graham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Graham blocking some punches.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham prevents a body shot from Ruffy.
Ruffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruffy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graham wants to break free but Ruffy has control.
Ruffy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Ruffy prevents Graham from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruffy misses with the head strike.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Ruffy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Graham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ruffy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Ruffy fails to land.
Ruffy can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
Ruffy lands an uppercut.
Ruffy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruffy misses with some punches.
Ruffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Ruffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ruffy.
Ruffy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graham wants to break free but Ruffy has control.
Graham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruffy has him pressed against the cage.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graham tries to circle away but Ruffy has him pinned against the cage.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy working aggressively here.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruffy lands a body shot.
Graham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruffy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Graham is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruffy gets an underhook and turns Graham into the cage.
Ruffy tries a body shot but Graham blocks it.
Ruffy misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ruffy on the inside.
Ruffy throws a head punch that misses.
Ruffy has Graham pressed against the cage, preventing Graham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Graham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graham tries to circle away but Ruffy has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ruffy fails to land.
Graham is trying to break free.
Ruffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ruffy fails to land.
Ruffy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy lands with a light punch inside.
Ruffy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graham blocking some punches.
Ruffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
Ruffy blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruffy lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Ruffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham lands a body punch.
Ruffy lands an uppercut.
Graham stalling in the clinch.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graham throws an elbow that misses.
Ruffy can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
Graham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruffy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Graham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Ruffy dominated that round.
That's time! Ruffy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruffy throws a series of strikes that have Graham backpedaling.
It looks like Demetrius Graham has been cut.
Graham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruffy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Graham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Ruffy controls the action.
Ruffy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graham clinches.
Matteo Ruffy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruffy throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Graham.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Ruffy misses with a body punch.
Ruffy working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Ruffy.
Ruffy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graham or not.
Graham stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruffy can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruffy throws a head punch that misses.
Ruffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Graham throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruffy misses with a body punch.
Ruffy working aggressively here.
Graham stalling in the clinch but Ruffy improves position.
Ruffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ruffy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ruffy.
Ruffy throws a head punch that misses.
Graham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruffy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graham thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham takes one to the chin there.
Graham misses with a double jab
and Ruffy counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graham misses the jab.
Graham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruffy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
Ruffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graham misses with a wild body shot.
Ruffy tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruffy counters with a straight right hand.
Ruffy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruffy cracks Graham with a good jab.
Graham is rocked!
Demetrius Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruffy rushes Graham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graham is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruffy finish him?
Ruffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Graham.
Ruffy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruffy misses with the head strike.
Ruffy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Ruffy controls the action.
Ruffy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruffy tries to work over Graham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham looking to slow down the pace here.
Graham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graham has had enough of the clinch but Ruffy keeps him there for the moment.
Ruffy digs a right hand into Graham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graham's gas tank.
Graham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruffy or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruffy.
Ruffy can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
Graham prevents a body shot from Ruffy.
Ruffy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruffy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graham taking a breather.
Ruffy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruffy as Graham tries to tie him up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Graham.
Ruffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham blocking some punches.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Graham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Graham.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Ruffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Graham controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Graham throws an elbow but misses.
Graham misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Ruffy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Graham's cut.
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!
Graham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ruffy lands a jab.
Ruffy doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Ruffy sets himself, and Graham steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruffy avoids it this time.
Matteo Ruffy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Graham is just out of range.
Graham lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ruffy wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Ruffy wants to clinch.
Ruffy loads up on a big right hand but Graham slips the punch.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruffy circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruffy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruffy.
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruffy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham throws a right hand that Ruffy ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruffy also avoids with ease.
Graham swinging wildly here.
Graham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Graham!
Graham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ruffy is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruffy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graham.
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruffy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graham misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruffy lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruffy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graham throws a series of punches but Ruffy moves out of range.
Ruffy lands a nice shot that snaps Graham's head back.
Ruffy cracks Graham with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Graham tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ruffy pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Graham is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matteo Ruffy!
Post fight, an emotional Matteo Ruffy said 'There's no gawd in the cage, just the dawg coming to get you!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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