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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Pickering (ranked 4370 p4p, 4280 weight class) and Drake Graham (ranked 451 p4p, 443 weight class). Pickering comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Pickering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drake Graham!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graham swings for the body but Pickering moves out of range.
Pickering tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Good work by Graham as he checks the leg kick.
Pickering cracks Graham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graham tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Graham slams his shin into Pickering's torso.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Pickering is just out of range.
Graham thumps Pickering with a low kick.
Graham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pickerings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Graham.
Graham throws a big shot that misses.
Graham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Graham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pickering.
A quick step to the side and Pickering tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Graham looks to land a right hand but Pickering moved out of range.
Pickering avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pickering takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick from Pickering, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham moves into range and connects with a jab.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
Drake Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pickering lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graham circles away quickly and effectively.
Pickering lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graham circles away quickly and effectively.
Graham throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Pickering misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Graham. That snapped Pickering's head back.
Pickering scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Graham.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graham.
Pickering misses with a straight right.
Pickering throws a right and a left that Graham avoids nicely.
Pickering misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham misses with the body kick
and Pickering counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pickering on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pickering darts in and clinches Graham up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with an elbow over the top.
Pickering blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pickering or not.
Graham lands an elbow that stopped Pickering in his tracks for a moment.
Pickering wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graham has Pickering pressed against the cage, preventing Pickering from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Pickering's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pickering scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graham misses with a knee to the head.
Graham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pickering manages to break the clinch.
Graham blocks a head kick by Pickering.
Graham throws a sloppy head kick and Pickering moves out of range easily.
Pickering lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Graham goes down and covers up as Pickering starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Pickering!
In his post fight interview, Troy Pickering started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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