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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Graves has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Reed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reed throws a nice head kick!
Reed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Reed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graves. That did some damage!
Graves shoots in for a takedown but Reed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reed gets caught napping as Graves dives in and scores a takedown. Reed manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed looking for a sweep. Not yet Reed, not yet.
Graves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reed keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass.
Graves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is trying to keep Graves in close.
Graves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reed wants to stand but Graves is controlling the position.
Graves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graves has gone for a leg lock! Reed slips out almost immediately though and dives into Graves's guard.
Graves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reed defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Graves has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Reed doesn't defend quickly enough and Graves has managed to lock this one up! Can Reed escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Graves on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Graves!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alex Graves made sure he mentioned Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, David Reed stepped up to the mic, saying 'I deserve that loss!'.
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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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