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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pj Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shelby Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, pj Pelaez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelaez thumps Graham with a low kick.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham shoots in and drives through. Pelaez sprawls well.
Pelaez is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelaez lands a jab-cross combination.
Pelaez stuffs the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pelaez.
Pelaez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelaez throws a right hand that Graham ducks under and follows up with a left that Graham also avoids with ease.
Pelaez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graham throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pelaez avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham goes for a double leg but Pelaez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pelaez continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shelby Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelaez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pelaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pelaez lands a leg kick that knocks Graham off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pelaez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.
Graham throws a quick counter head kick but Pelaez was just out of range.
Pelaez cracks the inside of Graham's front leg.
Pelaez tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt
and Graham counters with a three punch combo that has Pelaez backing up. Pelaez nods at Graham to acknowledge the strikes.
Pelaez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A solid body kick from Pelaez.
Graham keeps the fight on the outside.
Pelaez throws a leg kick that misses.
Pelaez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Pelaez wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Pelaez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graham tries for a takedown but Pelaez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Graham backs off Pelaez throws a huge counter combo but Graham manages to avoid it all.
Pelaez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pelaez misses with a few strikes there.
Graham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pelaez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Pelaez.
Pelaez delivers a nice body kick.
pj Pelaez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Pelaez. Those never looked like landing.
Graham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pelaez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Graham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pelaez.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pelaez sprawls well. Pelaez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graham gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pelaez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelaez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graham went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good leg kick by Pelaez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Graham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pelaez counters with a series of strikes. Graham will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pelaez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pelaez tests Graham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelaez tries to clinch up.
Pelaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pj Pelaez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pelaez pushes Graham away with a front kick.
Pelaez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
pj Pelaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Graham is out of range and Pelaez settles back down.
Graham appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pelaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pelaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graham's sensitive parts.
Pelaez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pelaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pelaez swivels and escapes.
Pelaez flicks out a counter leg kick but Graham steps away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pelaez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelaez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pelaez connects with a leg kick. Graham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pelaez throws a solid leg kick but Graham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pelaez.
Pelaez thumps Graham with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Pelaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
pj Pelaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pelaez as he jumps to the side.
Graham blocks a head kick by Pelaez.
Pelaez tries to clinch up.
Graham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graham closes the distance and clinches up with Pelaez, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes Pelaez against the cage but Pelaez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shelby Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelaez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pelaez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pelaez lands with a slapping head kick.
Pelaez is breathing heavily.
Graham checks the leg kick.
Graham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Graham takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Graham swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelaez.
Graham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pelaez as he avoids it easily.
Pelaez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graham scores with a takedown into Pelaez's guard.
Pelaez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham throws a big right hand that misses.
Pelaez is trying to hold Graham in close to prevent damage but Graham has managed to pass into half guard.
Graham slips a nice elbow through Pelaez's hands, connecting with Pelaez's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pelaez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Graham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pelaez is trying to stand.
Graham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pelaez throws a leg kick but Graham checks it.
Pelaez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graham could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pelaez connects with a leg kick. Graham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Graham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Graham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Graham is having none of it.
It looked like Graham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crunch! Pelaez slams his shin into Graham's torso.
Pelaez cracks the inside of Graham's front leg.
Pelaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pelaez motions for Graham to come forward. Pelaez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Graham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Graham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pelaez counters with a series of strikes. Graham will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pj Pelaez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pelaez fails to land with a series of punches.
Graham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pelaez swivels and escapes.
Pelaez throws a head kick that misses.
Pelaez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pelaez tries to clinch up.
Graham swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelaez.
Graham appears to be looking for a big counter.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelaez is just out of range.
Pelaez unleashes a big counter combination but Graham bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Graham dives in and grabs Pelaez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pelaez pushes down on Graham's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelaez throws a leg kick but Graham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Graham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Graham blocks a leg kick.
Pelaez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pelaez scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Graham is out of range and Pelaez settles back down.
Graham checks a leg kick nicely.
Graham looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pelaez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pelaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pelaez. Graham shrugs it off though.
Pelaez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graham.
Pelaez throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shelby Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pelaez avoids it really well and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Pelaez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pelaez. That's going to slow Graham down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graham's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Pelaez.
A nice combination there by Pelaez.
Pelaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pelaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graham.
Pelaez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelaez wants to land a leg kick but Graham is out of range.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pelaez as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pelaez leaves Graham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pelaez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pelaez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pelaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Graham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelaez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pelaez wants to sweep here but Graham controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pelaez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelaez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graham with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Graham throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
pj Pelaez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pelaez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... pj Pelaez!
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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
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