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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Graham will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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187 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Graham!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley closes the distance and clinches.
Lashley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Graham is defending well.
Lashley pulls Graham into guard.
Lashley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graham is one step ahead there.
Lashley being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory Graham was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lashley closes the distance looking to clinch
so Graham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Graham is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Graham might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Graham tries to free his leg and advance position but Lashley is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham pushes down on Lashley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham wants to free his trapped foot but Lashley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Graham looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory Graham has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Graham swats away the attempt to clinch by Lashley.
Lashley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Graham counters with a single leg into guard. Lashley didn't expect that.
Graham tries to free his leg and advance position but Lashley is retaining full guard.
Graham passes Lashley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Graham is trying for a kimura here. Lashley looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Graham wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gregory Graham!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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