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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeMario Valdez (ranked 1070 p4p, 134 weight class) and Ernest Graves (ranked 943 p4p, 114 weight class). Valdez comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Ameno. DeMario Valdez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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172 cm
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160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Valdez walks into a jab.
It looks like DeMario Valdez has been cut.
Donk. Valdez catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Graves misses with a shot to the body
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
Valdez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Graves needs to keep his hands up - Valdez had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Valdez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valdez rather than just go for the knockout.
Valdez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Graves takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Valdez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A big right from Valdez misses.
Graves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Graves is rocked!
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can Valdez finish him?
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves seems to have recovered his senses.
Graves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Graves takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Valdez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valdez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
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!
Valdez avoids the body shot from Graves.
Valdez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Graves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Valdezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Valdez.
Nice jab there from Valdez.
Valdez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Valdez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves sizes up Valdez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valdez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Graves walks into a jab.
Graves throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Valdez! Graves is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMario Valdez!
DeMario Valdez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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