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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bjornsson (ranked 344 p4p, 1673 weight class) and Devon Graves (ranked 48 p4p, 198 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Graves!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves scores with a hook.
A cross from Graves lands.
Bjornsson checks a low kick from Graves.
Bjornsson jabs Graves right on the nose. Graves blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Devon Graves has been cut.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves scores with a head kick. Bjornsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bjornsson swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves unleashes a big counter combination but Bjornsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bjornsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
Bjornsson misses with a double jab.
Graves is looking to chop away at Bjornsson's legs.
Bjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Bjornsson misses its intended target.
Graves's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves is looking to slow Bjornsson down with leg kicks.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson blocks a jab.
Devon Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves avoids the body shot from Bjornsson.
Graves tries to clinch but Bjornsson is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson cracks Graves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bjornsson avoids the head kick by Graves.
Graves connects with a high kick.
Graves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Erik Bjornsson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Graves slips a jab from Bjornsson.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Graves lands with a cross.
Bjornsson misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
As Bjornsson backs off Graves throws a huge counter combo but Bjornsson manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Bjornsson misses.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjornsson is looking to counter punch.
Graves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Bjornsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to clinch up but Bjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Bjornsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Graves moves out of range as Bjornsson strikes.
Bjornsson connects with a single shot there.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornsson throws a big counter combination but Graves scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Graves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Bjornsson saw that one coming.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Bjornsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Graves wants to clinch.
Graves avoids the body shot from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornsson listening to his corner there, landing 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 takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
A big left from Bjornsson misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devon Graves will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Bjornsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Graves.
Bjornsson misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graves clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devon Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graves misses with a double jab.
Graves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bjornsson blocks the body kick.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves scores with a push kick.
Bjornsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Graves swings for the body but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Bjornsson misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bjornsson scrambles back to his feet.
Bjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Graves lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves tries to clinch up but Bjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Bjornsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bjornsson scores with a shot to the body.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graves misses with a looping right.
Bjornsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Bjornsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjornsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Bjornsson moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Graves tries to clinch but Bjornsson moves away
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Devon Graves's cut even more.
Graves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bjornsson.
Graves with the inside leg kick.
Bjornsson gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch.
Graves keeps control of Bjornsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bjornsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Graves looks to move away, Bjornsson throws a big counter combo but Graves just gets out of the way.
Bjornsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graves finds it's way round the side to connect with Bjornsson's head.
Bjornsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bjornsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bjornsson's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Bjornsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjornsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Graves wants to clinch.
Nice cross by Bjornsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Bjornsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves connects with an inside leg kick.
Bjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves darts in trying to clinch
and Bjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Graves lands with a nice body kick.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Bjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
Graves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big right from Graves misses.
Bjornsson throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Bjornsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjornsson misses the jab.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Erik Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves misses with a straight right.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bjornsson's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The cut above Devon Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bjornsson checks the leg kick.
It looked like Bjornsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves lands a jab to the nose.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Bjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bjornsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Bjornsson lands an overhand right.
Devon Graves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Graves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Erik Bjornsson!
Erik Bjornsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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