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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Graveston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Marshall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Graveston!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graveston scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jack Marshall has been cut.
Graveston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graveston shoots in for a takedown but Marshall shows good takedown defense.
Marshall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marshall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marshall throwing shots but Graveston is blocking nicely.
Graveston is trying to stand.
Graveston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marshall.
Graveston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marshall.
Graveston wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graveston's head.
Graveston has one foot on Marshall's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Graveston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Graveston is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marshall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Graveston trying to control the position but Marshall is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graveston decides to stand up, so the ref orders Marshall to his feet.
Marshall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graveston misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Graveston's guard now.
Graveston looks gassed!
Marshall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graveston kicks Marshall off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
Marshall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graveston.
Jack Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Graveston.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graveston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Graveston wants to stand but Marshall has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Marshall is looking to stand up but Graveston isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looking to control.
Graveston tries to stand but Marshall is controlling from the bottom.
Marshall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graveston tries to stand but Marshall is controlling from the bottom.
Marshall is working an open guard so Graveston takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Graveston with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a big head kick but Graveston shrugs it off.
Graveston scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshall should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graveston throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches.
Graveston avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Marshall tries to work over Graveston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall'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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graveston.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graveston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marshall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marshall shoots and misses
and Graveston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graveston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marshall's waist but Marshall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graveston off to one side.
Graveston keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Graveston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshall scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Marshall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Graveston bucks up and throws Marshall to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Marshall scores with a jab. Graveston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marshall walks into a jab.
Graveston with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall shoots in but Graveston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Graveston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Graveston circles away and keeps his distance.
Graveston throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Ryan Graveston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Graveston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graveston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graveston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall slips under a jab from Graveston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Graveston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Marshall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Graveston loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Graveston scores a takedown into full mount!
Marshall is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Graveston prevents Marshall from getting the reversal.
Graveston get's back to his feet.
Graveston lands an overhand right.
Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Graveston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graveston shoots and misses
and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Graveston won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graveston parries the strikes from Marshall easily there. Marshall is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Graveston to escape.
Marshall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graveston on the ground.
Marshall in side control, throwing shots but Graveston defends.
Graveston avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Marshall.
Graveston wants to get back to his feet but Marshall is dominant here and he's now got Graveston's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graveston covering up well under a series of strikes from Marshall.
Jack Marshall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall punches the canvas rather than the man.
Marshall throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Graveston is trying to shake Marshall off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Marshall won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Graveston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marshall fails with the takedown
and Graveston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graveston keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Graveston looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Graveston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marshall throws a right hand that Graveston ducks under and follows up with a left that Graveston also avoids with ease.
Graveston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graveston misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Graveston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marshall is looking to clinch but Graveston is avoiding it.
Graveston fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Graveston.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Graveston tries to reverse the position but Marshall maintains control.
Graveston tries to buck Marshall off but he can't manage it.
Marshall landing strikes from the mount and Graveston is in trouble!
Graveston is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Marshall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Marshall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graveston?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graveston tries to buck Marshall off but he can't manage it.
Marshall lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graveston really wants to buck Marshall off and get back to his feet.
Marshall working for a guillotine from mount but Graveston is in no mood to give up.
Marshall landing shots from mount.
Graveston somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Graveston scores with the left hand. Marshall knows he should have avoided that one.
Ryan Graveston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall tries to clinch there but Graveston circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall moves forwards but Graveston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graveston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marshall gets a clinch.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but Graveston blocks it.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but Graveston blocks with his arms.
Graveston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marshall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marshall misses with a punch on the inside.
Marshall missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshall throws an elbow but misses.
Marshall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Graveston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Graveston connects with a body shot.
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 Jack Marshall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Marshall's cut.
That's time! Marshall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Graveston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Graveston has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Graveston misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Graveston won't be happy with that.
Graveston tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Marshall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Graveston bucks up and throws Marshall to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
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!
Graveston fails with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a shoot takedown. Graveston fights it but they end up in guard.
Marshall prevents Graveston from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marshall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marshall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Graveston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graveston has his feet on Marshall's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marshall tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Graveston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marshall.
Graveston kicks off Marshall and gets to his feet.
Graveston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Graveston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Graveston wants to control but instead Marshall manages to regain half guard.
Graveston escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graveston pushes Marshall off and gets back to his feet.
Graveston closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marshall quickly recovers to half guard.
Marshall is looking to escape.
Graveston decides to return to a standing position.
Graveston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jack Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Graveston.
Graveston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marshall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Graveston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall struggling a bit here.
Graveston stands up.
Graveston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marshall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Graveston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graveston scores with a nice strike.
Marshall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Graveston wants to stand and escape but Marshall is having none of it.
Graveston working for a triangle but Marshall defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graveston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marshall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marshall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Graveston gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Marshall throwing shots but Graveston is blocking nicely.
Graveston has one foot on Marshall's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graveston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Marshall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marshall thows a big elbow that misses.
Marshall thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Marshall.
I think Marshall 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Marshall!
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energy
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