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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lightning Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. Graham has chosen Get Ready To Deal as his entrance music. Billy Graham is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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143 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lightning Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a leg kick but Graham checks it.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Graham's shoulder, as Graham tries to avoid the shot.
Graham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Graham staying out of range there.
Storm throws a low kick but Graham avoids it.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graham.
Graham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Storm pinned against the cage. Storm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Storm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Graham moved out of range.
Graham checks a leg kick nicely.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graham counters with a nice double leg into side control. Storm won't be happy with that.
Storm on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Storm tries to get out of the position.
Storm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm parries the strikes from Graham easily there. Graham is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Storm to escape.
Graham trying to control the action but Storm is working from the bottom.
Graham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graham happy to just control the position for now.
Storm defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Graham misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Graham throwing strikes but Storm manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Graham regains half guard.
Graham wants to improve his position but Storm is controlling well.
Storm is trying to control. Graham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to stall here but Graham recovers full guard.
Graham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Graham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Storm is one step ahead there.
That's four 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 not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Storm won't allow Graham to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Storm throws a leg kick that misses.
Storm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Graham moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Storm throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Graham throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Storm staying out of range there.
Storm stuffs the takedown attempt from Graham. Graham gets slowly back to his feet.
Storm throws a leg kick but Graham moved away.
Storm stuffs the takedown attempt from Graham. Graham gets slowly back to his feet.
Storm throws a hook but Graham avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Storm feints and then cracks Graham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graham down.
Storm scores with a body shot.
Storm is looking to chop away at Graham's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
Graham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Graham moves away and avoids it.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Storm lands a nice shot that snaps Graham's head back.
Storm tries to land a leg kick but Graham saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot by Storm.
Storm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Storm wants it to stay on the feet.
Lightning Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Graham.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
Graham blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a hook to the body
and Storm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graham throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graham misses with a body shot.
Storm throws a shot to the body.
Graham misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
Storm stuffs the takedown attempt from Graham. Graham gets slowly back to his feet.
Storm misses the jab.
Storm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Graham has time to react.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but Storm shows good takedown defense.
Storm throws and low kick but Graham moves out of range easily.
Graham checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
Storm looks for the body kick but Graham saw that one coming.
Graham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Storm.
Storm throws a front kick aimed at Graham's knee but Graham avoids it well.
Graham slips a jab from Storm.
Graham moves away from the strike by Storm.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Graham to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four 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.
Storm misses with a hook to the body
and Graham counters with a straight right hand.
Storm misses with the body kick
letting Graham counter with a right hand.
Graham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Graham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lightning Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Graham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Graham.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Graham is defended easily by Storm.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lightning Storm dominated that second round.
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!
Storm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. Graham catches Storm right on the button with a cross.
Graham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Graham slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Graham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Storm counters with a nice body kick.
Storm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Graham.
Nice body punch from Storm.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Storm.
Graham blocks a leg kick.
Storm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Storm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but Storm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Graham slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Graham counters with a right hand to the body.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Graham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
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.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Graham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
Graham checks a leg kick.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Storm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Storm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graham.
Lightning Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Graham.
Graham checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graham checks it well.
Graham 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.
Storm jabs at Graham's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Storm throws a body punch but Graham moves out of range.
Good exchange - Graham coming out on top.
An inside leg kick from Storm misses.
Graham throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graham walks into a left hand.
Lightning Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Graham counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Storm thinking.
Graham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Storm counters with a thumping low kick.
Storm takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Graham counters with a left and a right that stings Storm.
Graham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Graham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Storm.
Storm misses with a hook.
Graham checks a leg kick nicely.
Graham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Storm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Storm moves out of range as Graham strikes.
Graham closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Graham lands in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lightning Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Storm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lightning Storm!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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