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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hernesto St Juste (ranked 4308 p4p, 436 weight class) and Willy Graham (ranked 6367 p4p, 529 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hernesto St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham takes a swing at St Juste's ribcage but misses.
St Juste tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Graham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Juste bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Graham's guard.
St Juste wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
St Juste with a nice head shot there.
Graham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Juste manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham with a nice head shot there.
Graham trying to control the position from guard on top but St Juste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham 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.
St Juste keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
St Juste pulls Graham in to control the position.
Graham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Juste keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
Graham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graham throwing strikes from guard but St Juste blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St Juste is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Graham is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graham sitting in guard here, content to control.
Graham is fighting to break St Juste's control of his arms but St Juste is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
St Juste is trying to control the position but Graham postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Graham stuffs the takedown.
Graham feints the counter takedown.
St Juste darts in looking for a takedown but Graham gets double underhooks and turns St Juste into the ropes.
Graham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernesto St Juste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Juste throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Graham was covering up waiting for the punch and St Juste finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
Graham has control of St Juste's left arm, preventing St Juste from doing any damage.
St Juste throws an elbow that misses. Graham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Juste's guard. Nice move by Graham!
Graham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Juste works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graham showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Graham looking to pass the guard.
St Juste is trying to hold Graham in close to prevent damage but Graham has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to free his trapped foot but St Juste is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Juste trying to control but Graham postures up.
St Juste blocking the ground and pound attempt from Graham.
Graham takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Graham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Juste is trying to get back to full guard.
Graham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Graham dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Juste tries for a takedown but Graham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Graham let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Graham gets a clinch.
St Juste looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Graham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graham stalling in the clinch but St Juste improves position.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graham gets underhooks to prevent St Juste's takedown attempt.
St Juste is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernesto St Juste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Juste looking to slow down the pace here.
Graham tries to land knees in the clinch but St Juste avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graham as St Juste tries to tie him up.
Graham just leaning against St Juste, taking a breather.
Graham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Graham avoiding damage as St Juste throws knees to the body.
Graham stalling in the clinch but St Juste improves position.
Graham is struggling to control the position.
St Juste is fighting off a takedown attempt but Graham is just too persistent for him and manages to trip St Juste to the mat. St Juste regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
St Juste working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Graham trying to control but St Juste is working from the bottom.
Graham sitting in guard here, content to control.
Graham trying to control the position from guard on top but St Juste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Juste working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graham.
St Juste trying to control the position.
Graham is fighting to break St Juste's control of his arms but St Juste is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St Juste misses with a takedown attempt - Graham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Graham has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
St Juste throws a leg kick that is checked
and Graham counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Juste blocks a body shot from Graham.
St Juste is struggling to control the position.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Graham after a bit of a struggle.
Graham gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, St Juste regains guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham works over St Juste with some ground and pound from guard.
Graham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Graham landing some decent shots from guard.
St Juste controls Graham momentarily but Graham frees himself.
Graham showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graham with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from St Juste. St Juste gets slowly back to his feet.
St Juste tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
St Juste wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Graham drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St Juste defends it well.
St Juste throws a shot from downtown. Graham moves away and avoids it.
Graham misses with a low kick as St Juste jumps back.
St Juste fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Graham tries to counter it with a takedown but St Juste pushes his down on his head and steps out.
St Juste shoots in looking for a takedown. Graham tries to sprawl out of it but St Juste keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Graham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernesto St Juste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Juste tries for a takedown but Graham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Graham stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham misses with a straight right.
St Juste is looking to counter the offense by Graham and move into the clinch.
Graham misses with a wild body shot.
St Juste checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horrible takedown attempt by St Juste or perhaps it was just good defense by Graham, which made it look bad.
St Juste tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Juste somewhat.
And Graham tries to counter it with a takedown but St Juste pushes his down on his head and steps out.
St Juste shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Juste showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Juste thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Graham manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Graham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Juste trying to move into half guard but instead Graham has managed to sweep!
Graham trying to control but St Juste is working from the bottom.
Graham cracks St Juste with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands a couple of elbows.
Graham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Juste keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Graham slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Graham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graham wants to control from the top but St Juste keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St Juste trying to control the position.
Graham wants to control from the top but St Juste keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Willy Graham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Juste looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graham is looking to score with low kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Juste gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hernesto St Juste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Graham!
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energy
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RATING
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