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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Graffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Martelada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graffin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is American Jesus by Bad Religion. Greg Graffin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Graffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Martelada!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martelada is looking to clinch but Graffin is avoiding it.
Martelada looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Graffin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martelada circles away.
Graffin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Graffin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Graffin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graffin.
Graffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Graffin slows the pace down in half guard.
Graffin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Martelada to stand up.
Graffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martelada as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Graffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martelada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martelada as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martelada as he avoids it easily.
Graffin tries to clinch up but Martelada circles away and keeps his distance.
Graffin clinches up against the cage.
Graffin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graffin lands a knee to the body.
Graffin manages to break the clinch.
Graffin shoots in for a takedown but Martelada shows good takedown defense.
Graffin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graffin moves into range and clinches up with Martelada.
Martelada takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martelada blocks an elbow strike from Graffin.
Martelada takes an elbow to the forehead.
Graffin controlling the action here for a moment.
Martelada can't find room to land a body shot as Graffin controls the action.
Graffin has Martelada pushed against the cage.
Martelada wants to get back to striking at distance but Graffin won't allow it.
Graffin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Martelada regains guard.
Martelada is trying to control the position but Graffin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graffin stands and steps away. Martelada gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graffin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Graffin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Martelada is looking to reverse the position.
Graffin controls the position.
Graffin working the ground and pound but Martelada is defending the strikes.
Martelada can't do much from the bottom here.
Martelada looking for a sweep but Graffin has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Martelada swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Graffin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graffin wants to control the pace but Martelada is squirming around nicely.
Graffin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graffin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Martelada is working to get back to half guard.
Graffin controlling from mount.
Graffin prevents Martelada from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Graffin controlling his opponent.
Martelada tries to reverse the position but Graffin maintains control.
Graffin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Graffin lands a big elbow.
Graffin controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graffin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Graffin looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Graffin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graffin tries to clinch up but Martelada circles away and keeps his distance.
Graffin takes the fight into the clinch.
Graffin breaks from the clinch.
Graffin clinches with his opponent.
Graffin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martelada.
Graffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Graffin throws a body punch but Martelada moves out of range.
Graffin moves into range and clinches up with Martelada.
Martelada takes an elbow to the temple.
Graffin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Graffin prevents Martelada from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martelada avoiding damage as Graffin throws knees to the body.
Graffin controlling the action here for a moment.
Graffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martelada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martelada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graffin lands a knee to the body.
Graffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Martelada misses.
Graffin closes the distance and clinches.
Martelada manages to break the clinch.
Graffin shoots in for a takedown but Martelada shows good takedown defense.
Martelada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martelada tries to avoid it but Graffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martelada to the ground. Martelada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Graffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graffin is looking to clinch but Martelada is avoiding it.
Graffin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martelada being controlled for a moment.
Graffin is chipping away with strikes.
Graffin decides to stand back up. Graffin steps back and let's Martelada get back to his feet.
Graffin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martelada throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graffin breaks the clinch.
Graffin tries to clinch but Martelada moves away
and Martelada counters with a nice double leg into side control. Graffin won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graffin regains half guard.
Greg Graffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martelada trying to mount his opponent but Graffin defends it.
Graffin wants to get back to his feet.
Martelada decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Graffin takes the fight into the clinch.
Graffin manages to break the clinch.
Martelada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martelada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martelada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graffin looking to slow down the pace here.
Graffin lands a nice elbow.
Martelada avoiding damage as Graffin throws knees to the body.
Graffin can't break the clinch.
Martelada is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Graffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Graffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greg Graffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martelada looks to clinch
and Graffin counters by clinching up.
Graffin crunches a lovely knee into Martelada's ribcage.
Graffin lands a hook that snaps the head of Martelada backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graffin breaks the clinch.
Graffin clinches.
Martelada takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graffin.
Martelada is rocked!
Martelada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Graffin.
Martelada is still on wobbly legs! Can Graffin finish him?
Graffin jumps into guard, dragging Martelada to the mat.
Martelada seems to have recovered his senses.
Graffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Graffin content to control rather than advance.
Graffin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Graffin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Martelada is trying to get back to full guard.
Graffin stands up out of the half guard.
Graffin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martelada counters with a nice body kick.
Martelada is looking to clinch but Graffin is avoiding it.
Graffin takes the fight into the clinch.
Graffin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martelada wants to get back to striking at distance but Graffin won't allow it.
Martelada tries for a takedown but Graffin manages to get underhooks.
Graffin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Graffin blocks an uppercut.
Graffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martelada scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Graffin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Graffin doesn't manage to clinch there - Martelada circles away.
Martelada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graffin.
Martelada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graffin has his takedown stuffed
and Martelada counters with a nice double leg into side control. Graffin won't be happy with that.
Graffin wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Martelada throws a strike aimed at the side of Graffin's head but Graffin avoids it well.
Graffin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Graffin is looking for a sweep.
Martelada lands an elbow.
Graffin can't do much from the bottom here.
Graffin has control of an arm but Martelada manages to advance to Martelada's back!
Graffin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Martelada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martelada is trying to stick to Graffin's back but Graffin is turning into Martelada. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Martelada's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Graffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graffin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Graffin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Martelada wants to stand up but Graffin is controlling him.
Graffin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Greg Graffin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Graffin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martelada's guard.
Martelada wants to sweep but no luck.
Martelada trying to control the position.
Graffin is stalling in the full guard.
Graffin looking to pass the guard.
Graffin is working hard here to advance position.
Graffin controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graffin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Martelada, up you get!
Graffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Martelada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martelada swivels and escapes.
Graffin has Martelada up against the cage in a clinch.
Graffin lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graffin is trying to break free.
Graffin tries for a takedown but Martelada manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Graffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martelada drops down looking for an ankle pick but Graffin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Graffin moves into range and clinches up with Martelada.
Graffin has Martelada pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Graffin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Martelada tumbling to the mat - Graffin dives into Martelada's guard.
Graffin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Martelada wants to get back to his feet but Graffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Graffin postures up.
Martelada has momentary wrist control but Graffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Graffin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pedro Martelada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martelada throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Graffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graffin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Graffin!
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