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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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168 lbs
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161 lbs
28 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves wants to clinch.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Anello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anello's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anello scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Graves.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anello throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Graves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anello throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a good low kick that Anello was not able to check.
Anello misses with a body shot.
Anello leaves Graves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves misses with a hook to the body
and Anello counters with a low kick, right behind Graves 's knee.
Anello misses with a kick to the body.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Anello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Graves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anello's guard.
Graves tries to free his leg and advance position but Anello is retaining full guard.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Anello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anello kicks Graves off and gets to his feet.
Graves defending well as Anello loads up on a big left hand.
Anello misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anello moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt - Anello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves defending well as Anello loads up on a big left hand.
Anello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anello sizes up Graves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves is looking to score with low kicks.
Anello throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Anello cracks Graves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Anello lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Gustav Graves has been cut.
Gustav Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graves blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Anello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anello throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Graves misses.
Anello misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Anello - just one landing.
Anello looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Anello misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anello with a hook.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anello.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello misses the shot to the body.
Anello misses with a kick to the body.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Anello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Anello. Those never looked like landing.
Graves walks into a stiff left hand from Anello.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anello misses with a hook.
Graves misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello lands a right hook to the body.
Anello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustav Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anello as he avoids it easily.
Anello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Graves.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Anello's head but Anello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Anello.
Graves is rocked!
Anello scores with a shot to the body.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can Anello finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anello ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Graves out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calogero Anello!
A very excited looking Calogero Anello made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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