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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Handel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Handel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Handel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham misses the jab.
Handel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Handel slips a straight right by Graham.
Graham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handel.
Graham avoids the body shot from Handel.
Graham lands with a right hand.
Graham looks to land a left hand but Handel moved out of range nicely.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handel defending well as Graham loads up on a big left hand.
Handel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Handel has closed the distance and engaged Graham in a clinch.
Handel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graham's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Handel prevents Graham from breaking the clinch.
Handel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Handel stalling.
Handel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham wants to get back to striking at distance but Handel won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Graham.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Handel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Graham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Handel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Handel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Handel trying to land knees to the body.
Graham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Handel.
A bit of stalling here from Graham.
Handel lands a good knee to the midsection. Graham won't want to take too many of those.
Stalling in the clinch from Handel.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Handel.
Handel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Graham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Handel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Handel looks gassed!
Handel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Graham stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Handel is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Graham - that landed with a thud.
Handel looking to throw knees to the head but Graham is blocking nicely.
Graham is trying to break free.
Graham taking a breather.
Graham lands a nice uppercut.
Handel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Handel blocks an uppercut.
Graham stalling the fight.
Graham manages to break the clinch.
Graham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graham throws a shot from downtown. Handel moves away and avoids it.
Handel slips under a jab from Graham.
Handel slips a straight right by Graham.
Graham tries to clinch but Handel is having none of it.
Graham is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Graham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab, jab by Graham - just one landing.
Graham looks to land a combination but Handel avoids it well.
Graham looks to land a combination but Handel avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Graham.
Handel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Handel is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Graham moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Handel! Graham continues to tee off on Handel, landing with a left and a right! Graham connects with a right hand that leaves Handel sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Graham!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luke Graham!
Luke Graham made sure to mention his sponsor, [GTI] Divine Clothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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