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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Three Little Birds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Albert Rios!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham lands a big head kick that sends Rios tumbling to the mat! Graham takes a step backwards and waves Rios back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rios is rocked!
It looks like Albert Rios has been cut.
Graham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rios is still on wobbly legs! Can Graham finish him?
Graham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graham wants to clinch up but Rios keeps it at a distance.
Rios gets tackled into the cage by Graham. Graham maintains the clinch.
Rios seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham can't break the clinch.
Rios tries to break free but Graham pushes him back against the cage.
Rios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graham tries a knee to the head but Rios blocks it.
Graham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graham lands a knee to the head.
Graham tries to circle away but Rios has him pinned against the cage.
Rios wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
Rios is trying to trip Graham. He has hold of a leg but Graham is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rios persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rios won't allow Graham to sweep him here.
Rios seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham pulls Rios in close to his closed guard and prevents Rios from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rios tries to free his leg and advance position but Graham is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rios trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graham throws a head kick that misses.
Graham wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Graham as Rios shoots in.
Graham closes the distance and clinches.
Graham with a knee to the head.
Graham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rios's face.
Graham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rios's face.
Graham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Graham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graham scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rios has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rios has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Graham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Graham looking to throw knees to the head but Rios is blocking nicely.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rios manages to break the clinch.
Graham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rios looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Rios persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anthony Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Rios.
Crunch! Graham slams his shin into Rios's torso.
Rios looks winded!
Graham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graham.
Graham throws a big shot that misses.
Graham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rios shapes to counter with a head kick.
Graham clinches.
Rios is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Graham to keep the fight standing.
Graham looking to throw knees to the head but Rios is blocking nicely.
Graham is pressed up against the cage. Rios has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graham down to the mat. Graham avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rios is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graham tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rios decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Graham's guard.
Graham looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Graham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Rios's cut.
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.
Graham misses with a head kick.
Graham is looking to clinch.
Graham wants to clinch up but Rios keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rios closes the distance and clinches up with Graham, looking for a takedown. Rios pushes Graham against the cage but Graham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graham tries to clinch up but Rios circles away and keeps his distance.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Graham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rios feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Rios from controlling successfully.
Rios sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Rios wants to pass the guard but Graham is keeping the position.
Graham is looking to stand up but Rios isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Graham seems keen to control Rios's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rios swats away the attempt to clinch by Graham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graham tries to clinch up but Rios circles away and keeps his distance.
Graham tries to clinch there but Rios circles away.
Rios scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rios decides to stand up.
Graham fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Rios releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Graham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rios manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Graham.
Anthony Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham moves in looking to clinch but Rios pushes him off.
Rios walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Graham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Graham is looking for a counter combo.
Graham wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Graham wants it to stay on the feet.
Graham went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Graham is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Graham wants it to stay on the feet.
Graham looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Anthony Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Rios.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Graham throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Rios is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rios shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Graham lands a big head kick that sends Rios tumbling to the mat! Graham takes a step backwards and waves Rios back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid body kick from Graham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthony Graham!
An out of breath Anthony Graham thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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