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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fuentes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Transplants - Killafornia. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Major Graham!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Graham is predictable there
and Fuentes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Graham gets a clinch.
Graham trying to control the position but instead, Fuentes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graham into the cage.
Fuentes blocks a body shot from Graham.
Graham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fuentes lands a body punch.
Fuentes tries to work over Graham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Fuentes controls the action.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuentes controls his hands.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuentes controls his hands.
Fuentes throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Fuentes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham lands with a light punch inside.
Graham tries to work over Fuentes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham tries to work over Fuentes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham working aggressively here.
Graham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graham lands an uppercut.
Graham scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fuentes.
Graham tries a body shot but Fuentes blocks it.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuentes scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuentes throws a head punch that misses.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Graham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fuentes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Graham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Graham.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Fuentes scores with a hook to the body.
Fuentes prevents a body shot from Graham.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuentes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Fuentes controls the action.
Graham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fuentes.
Graham digs a right hand into Fuentes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuentes's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Graham fails to land.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuentes's elbow.
Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham tries to work over Fuentes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fuentes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fuentes prevents a body shot from Graham.
A hook to the body from Graham.
Fuentes misses with some punches.
Graham blocks a body shot from Fuentes.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Fuentes controls the action.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Fuentes controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fuentes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fuentes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fuentes.
Fuentes blocks a body shot from Graham.
Fuentes lands with a light punch inside.
Graham has a couple of punches blocked by Fuentes.
Graham blocking some punches.
Fuentes has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Good body shot from Graham.
Fuentes prevents a body shot from Graham.
Fuentes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Fuentes fails to land.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Graham working aggressively here.
Graham digs a right hand into Fuentes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuentes's gas tank.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Fuentes avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
Fuentes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Graham.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuentes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuentes's elbow.
A hook to the body from Graham.
Fuentes lands a nice uppercut.
Graham slowing the pace effectively.
Graham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graham lands a left hand.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Fuentes controls the action.
Graham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graham is leaning against Fuentes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
A head punch on the inside from Fuentes fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Major Graham will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Graham throws a leg kick
and Fuentes moves into the clinch.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuentes controls his hands.
A short right from Fuentes.
Graham lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Fuentes misses with a punch on the inside.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Fuentes avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham pushes Fuentes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fuentes is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Fuentes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graham wants to stall.
Graham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fuentes prevents a body shot from Graham.
Fuentes tries a body shot but Graham blocks it.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Fuentes avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuentes's elbow.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Fuentes avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Fuentes tries to throw a body punch but Graham avoids it by throwing Fuentes back against the cage.
Graham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham is looking to control Fuentes's arms but Fuentes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graham has his back to the cage.
Fuentes lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graham takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuentes.
A head punch on the inside from Fuentes fails to land.
Fuentes swings wildly with an uppercut but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graham swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuentes uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
Graham throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuentes.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Fuentes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Graham.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuentes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fuentes working aggressively here.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Graham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuentes's elbow.
Fuentes misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Graham in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fuentes pushes Graham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuentes working aggressively here.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuentes lands a body punch.
Graham cracks Fuentes with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Fuentes.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fuentes.
A right hook to the body lands for Graham.
Graham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fuentes fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham working aggressively here.
Graham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuentes blocks a body shot from Graham.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Fuentes controls the action.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Fuentes scores with a shot to the side of Graham's head.
A head punch on the inside from Fuentes fails to land.
Fuentes lands a body shot.
Graham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graham lands a nice shot to the body.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuentes's elbow.
Fuentes misses with some punches.
Pedro Fuentes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graham.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuentes.
Graham misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Graham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Fuentes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuentes has Graham pushed against the cage.
Fuentes trying to control the position but instead, Graham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fuentes into the cage.
Fuentes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Fuentes avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuentes.
Graham lands a nice shot to the body.
Graham tries to work over Fuentes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Graham.
Fuentes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuentes blocks a body shot from Graham.
Graham pushes Fuentes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuentes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Fuentes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Graham misses with a head kick.
Graham moves out of range of the body kick from Fuentes.
Graham thows a leg kick but Fuentes checks it
and Fuentes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graham thinking.
Graham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Major Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuentes misses with a looping right.
A jab from Graham misses.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Graham misses
and Graham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuentes dodges the punch combination from Graham.
Graham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham tries a head kick but it misses.
Graham moves forwards but Fuentes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fuentes misses with a body kick.
Graham misses with a leg kick
and Fuentes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Graham misses with an uppercut
and Fuentes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuentes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fuentes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graham is rocked!
Graham misses with a left hand
and Fuentes scores with a counter punch that sends Graham to the canvas! Fuentes smells blood - he's punishing Graham with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Graham has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Fuentes!
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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
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