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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Alanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Alanis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves misses with a wild combination.
Alanis blocks a jab.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alanis lands with a kick to the temple. Graves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alanis.
Graves works the jab nicely.
A combination from Graves does no damage.
Alanis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Graves quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Graves tries to get to full guard but Alanis has control of the leg.
Graves desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Graves works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves wants to get back to his feet but Alanis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Alanis from controlling successfully.
Alanis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graves.
Alanis trying to control but Graves postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Graves connects with a nice short shot to Alanis's temple.
Graves takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alanis looks gassed!
Graves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Graves is working for a submission of some sort.
Graves content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alanis trying to control but Graves postures up.
Graves performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alanis doesn't manage to clinch there - Graves circles away.
Graves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alanis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Graves gets the takedown into side control.
Graves in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Graves controls the position.
Alanis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Graves remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alanis is not content to let Graves control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Graves dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alanis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alanis circles away quickly and effectively.
Alanis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Graves tries for a takedown but Alanis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Graves misses with the combination.
Graves throws a leg kick but Alanis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alanis.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Alanis is out of range.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alanis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves is refusing to be controlled, as Alanis sits in half guard.
Graves is looking to control Alanis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Graves avoid being mounted?
George Alanis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Graves drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Alanis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Alanis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landon Graves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Alanis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Landon Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alanis trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alanis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alanis trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Graves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. George Alanis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves feints and as Alanis raises his hands in defense, Graves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Graves trying to control but Alanis is working from the bottom.
Graves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Graves throws an elbow that misses. Alanis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Graves's guard. Nice move by Alanis!
Graves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alanis!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graves unloads with some shots from mount but Alanis bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Landon Graves will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Graves lands with a nice body kick.
Alanis tries to close the distance and clinch but Graves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alanis enables Graves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alanis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Alanis wants to sweep here but Graves controlling him for the moment.
Graves content to stall in guard here.
Alanis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alanis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alanis keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Graves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Landon Graves just wasn't active enough.
Graves throws a right hand that Alanis ducks under and follows up with a left that Alanis also avoids with ease.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Alanis throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Graves throws a leg kick but Alanis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Landon Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alanis ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Alanis gets a double leg takedown into Graves's guard.
Alanis wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Landon Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. George Alanis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Alanis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alanis was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Alanis dives in and scores a takedown into Graves's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves is pulling down on Alanis's head to control his posture.
Alanis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Graves's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alanis stopping the sweep attempt from Graves.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alanis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Graves trying to control but Alanis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alanis tries to stand and escape but Graves is controlling the position.
Graves keeping hold of Alanis's head, controlling as best he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alanis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Landon Graves.
Alanis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
George Alanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Alanis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Graves!
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hype
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FIGHT
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