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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark DeSanto (ranked 2939 p4p, 5288 weight class) and Audie Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 153 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark DeSanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Audie Graham !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. DeSanto tries to avoid it but Graham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag DeSanto to the ground. DeSanto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Graham just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDeSanto.
DeSanto tries to clinch but Graham is having none of it.
DeSanto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graham 's half guard.
Graham kicks off DeSanto and gets to his feet.
DeSanto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeSanto as he avoids it easily.
Graham misses with a head kick.
Graham has closed the distance and engaged DeSanto in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSanto breaks from the clinch.
Graham tests DeSanto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeSanto feints and as Graham raises his hands in defense, DeSanto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Graham has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
DeSanto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSanto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Graham manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Graham postures up.
DeSanto is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Graham dives into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
DeSanto tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Graham easily slips into full mount!
DeSanto tries to lock up and control but Graham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSanto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
DeSanto doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Graham throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
DeSanto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graham on the ground.
Graham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like Graham might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Graham punching from mount but DeSanto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Graham throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Graham raining down hammerfists from mount.
DeSanto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Graham .
Graham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Graham working for a guillotine from mount but DeSanto is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham throwing strikes here but DeSanto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Graham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Graham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeSanto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Graham tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
DeSanto is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Audie Graham dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Graham misses with a head kick.
Graham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graham forces DeSanto back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
DeSanto blocks a body shot from Graham .
Graham stalling against the cage.
DeSanto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Graham prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSanto stalling in the clinch but Graham improves position.
DeSanto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeSanto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham moves into the clinch.
DeSanto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Graham just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graham manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Graham is pulling down on DeSanto's head. It's preventing any offense from DeSanto, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graham is on top in guard.
Audie Graham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graham content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSanto wants to hit a sweep here but Graham passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for DeSanto there!
Poor strikes thrown by Graham there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Graham there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Graham there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Graham there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Graham looking to secure an arm triangle but DeSanto defends it well.
Graham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSanto working to try and regain half guard.
Graham controlling from mount.
Graham thowing shots but they're missing.
DeSanto wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Graham controlling well, preventing DeSanto from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graham looking for the choke but no joy.
What can DeSanto do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Graham has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Audie Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Graham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graham holding his opponent close, against the cage.
DeSanto letting Graham take a breather here.
Graham breaks the clinch.
DeSanto moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSanto can't get the takedown.
Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeSanto throws a right hand that Graham ducks under and follows up with a left that Graham also avoids with ease.
Graham dives in for a single leg takedown but DeSanto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSanto looks for a takedown but Graham sprawls well.
Graham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but DeSanto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DeSanto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
DeSanto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graham .
Mark DeSanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Audie Graham .
DeSanto tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graham stuffs the takedown.
DeSanto looks for a takedown but Graham sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graham throws a series of punches but DeSanto moves out of range.
It looked like DeSanto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSanto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graham as he avoids it easily.
DeSanto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Mark DeSanto has been cut.
Graham shoots in looking for a takedown. DeSanto tries to sprawl out of it but Graham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeSanto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DeSanto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Graham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. DeSanto tries to avoid it but Graham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag DeSanto to the ground. DeSanto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DeSanto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graham on the side of the head.
Graham tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but DeSanto defends well and Graham ends up having to push DeSanto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head kick from DeSanto lands but Graham takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeSanto shoots in but no luck this time.
Mark DeSanto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham tries to bum rush DeSanto with a series of wild strikes but DeSanto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graham closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Graham unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeSanto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DeSanto is looking to control Graham 's arms but Graham gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeSanto has his back to the cage.
Graham is looking to take this one to the mat.
DeSanto is trying to break the clinch but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeSanto looks for a takedown but Graham sprawls well.
Graham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSanto looks to land a body kick but Graham moved away.
Graham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeSanto is fending him off so far but Graham persists. Nope, DeSanto circles away and we're back to standing.
DeSanto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but DeSanto persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
DeSanto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
DeSanto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Graham but Graham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
DeSanto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeSanto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graham .
Mark DeSanto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Audie Graham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DeSanto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Audie 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Audie Graham !
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energy
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