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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 49 p4p, 46 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 6 p4p, 5 weight class). Fleximario comes to the cage accompanied by Funkmeister. Hawk Fleximario is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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| 195 cm 34 265 38 - 14 - 0 |
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200 cm 31 265 25 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fleximario is looking to land body kicks. It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Nice body kick there by Fleximario. Fleximario throws a lazy head kick and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fleximario throws a quick inside leg kick. Fleximario tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Graves works the jab nicely. Fleximario throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fleximario misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Fleximario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Graves looks to land a right hand but Fleximario moved out of range. A little feinted left hand from Fleximario on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Fleximario pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Graves lands with a hook. Fleximario tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Graves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Fleximario tries to work over Graves's front leg with a kick but Graves checks it. Graves misses with a hook. Fleximario ducked under it nicely. Graves lands a head kick!
Fleximario has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight. A solid body kick from Fleximario.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fleximario moves into range and connects with a jab. Graves walks into a jab. Fleximario misses with a jab to the body
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Both fighters circling a little - Fleximario finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fleximario jabs Graves right on the nose. Graves blinks but takes it well. Fleximario throws a head kick that misses. Graves throws a fast counter high kick but Fleximario manages to duck under it in time. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Graves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fleximario - the referee stops the clock and Graves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fleximario. Graves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Fleximario misses with a right hand and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Fleximario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves. Fleximario misses with a hook to the body
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab. Graves might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. An inside leg kick from Fleximario misses. A low kick lands for Fleximario.
Graves moves out of range as Fleximario throws a body kick.
Graves scores with a nice head shot. Fleximario slips under a jab. Fleximario tries a head kick but it misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Fleximario slips under a jab from Graves. Fleximario throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Fleximario scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Fleximario lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut. Good leg kick by Fleximario. Graves moves out of range of the strikes. A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Graves lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fleximario throws a hook but Graves blocks it. Graves throws out a counter right but Fleximario avoids it with no problem. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Graves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fleximario - the referee stops the clock and Graves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fleximario. Graves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Fleximario dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Fleximario counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fleximario throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily. Graves throws a head kick that misses. Fleximario with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Graves misses. Fleximario misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fleximario. Fleximario scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though. Fleximario attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fleximario throws a head kick that misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy. Graves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Fleximario throws a jab when Graves was well out of range. Fleximario throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Graves misses the jab. Graves has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fleximario. Graves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fleximario on the side of the head. Hawk Fleximario is winning the standup battle so far. Fleximario rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A looping hook to the body misses from Fleximario. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet. Graves feints a counter leg kick. Hawk Fleximario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fleximario misses the shot to the body. A kick lands to the mid section there for Fleximario. Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Graves is trying to counter with his kicks. Fleximario on the wrong end of a nice jab. Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fleximario. Fleximario misses with a kick to the body and Graves counters with a straight right hand. 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! Fleximario lands a nice looking body kick. Fleximario throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Fleximario. Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab. The fighters circling - Fleximario throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab lands there for Fleximario. Fleximario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around? Fleximario darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Fleximario throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range. Graves was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Graves takes a swing at Fleximario's ribcage but misses. Fleximario steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves. Fleximario connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Graves throws a series of strikes that have Fleximario backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fleximario uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Graves has time to react. Fleximario gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fleximario throws a big shot that misses. Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Graves checks a leg kick. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy. Graves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fleximario counters with a stiff right hand. Fleximario scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Fleximario dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fleximario pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target. A head kick from Graves lands but Fleximario takes it in his stride. Fleximario takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleximario. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet. Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Fleximario looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fleximario tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Graves is able to avoid easily. Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Fleximario counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Graves tries to move into range but Fleximario moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fleximario tries to land a front kick but Graves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Fleximario scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though. Fleximario connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Fleximario misses the shot to the body. Graves throws the left hand but Fleximario avoids the punch easily. Graves misses with a looping right. Fleximario is looking to counter with a body kick. Fleximario moves out of range as Graves strikes. Graves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tyrone Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fleximario lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming. Fleximario scores with a body shot.
Graves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Fleximario catches Graves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 That has opened up Tyrone Graves's cut even more. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fleximario throws a nice inside leg kick. Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fleximario. Fleximario connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Fleximario takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fleximario lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily. Fleximario dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut! Graves blocks a head kick by Fleximario.
Fleximario looks for the body kick but Graves saw that one coming. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy. Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Fleximario counters with a straight right hand. Fleximario throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Fleximario's shoulder, as Fleximario tries to avoid the shot.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Fleximario lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Fleximario misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Fleximario. Graves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graves misses with a straight right. Fleximario tried to counter with a leg kick but Graves avoided 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! Graves throws out a loose jab but Fleximario uses good head movement to avoid it. Fleximario throws a push kick but Graves slaps the foot to one side. Hawk Fleximario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Crunch! Fleximario slams his shin into Graves's torso.
And that's the end of the fight! Hawk Fleximario showed his dominance in that final round. Well Fleximario has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawk Fleximario! After winning the bout, Hawk Fleximario thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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