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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweep the Leg kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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187 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Graf!
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, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Chris Graf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Graf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wilson tries for a kimura but Graf is defending well.
Wilson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Graf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Graf is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Graf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilson happy to just control the position for now.
Graf tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Graf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graf is not content to let Wilson control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson slips under a jab from Graf.
Graf throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Graf's body. Graf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graf drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Graf is staying active.
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Graf off and has taken his back!
Graf tries to break free.
Wilson is persistently looking for the submission but Graf is defending it well.
Wilson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Graf knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Graf for a finish.
A lull in the action here.
Wilson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wilson looks gassed!
Wilson is persistently looking for the submission but Graf is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graf is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Graf turns into Wilson and is now in his guard.
Wilson controls Graf momentarily but Graf frees himself.
Wilson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graf drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Graf off! Graf jumps back into Wilson's guard.
Graf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four 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.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Graf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Graf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson can't keep his opponent in guard - Graf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Graf wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
Graf is trying to work for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Graf wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graf is working away from the top position though.
Wilson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilson lands an overhand right.
Graf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with a takedown into side control.
Wilson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Graf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Graf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Graf struggling a bit here.
Wilson is trying to get an arm triangle but Graf is defending well.
Wilson working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Graf, who protects the arm well.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Graf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graf manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wilson seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilson is working for a submission of some sort.
Graf misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Wilson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Graf sees it coming and defends easily.
Graf looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson blocks the strikes from Graf.
Wilson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Graf is refusing to be controlled, as Wilson sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graf moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Graf throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Graf avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Graf misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graf counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.
Graf slips nicely into half guard.
Graf is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Wilson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson controls Graf momentarily but Graf frees himself.
Graf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wilson pushes a forearm under Graf's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Graf is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wade Wilson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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