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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley comes into the arena with Jammin' blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves moves to clinch but Marley breaks away
and Marley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Graves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marley checks it well.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves lands a glancing blow to the side of Marley's head.
Graves lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marley will feel that in the morning.
Graves moves away from the strike by Marley.
Marley blocks a head kick by Graves.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marley's sensitive parts.
Graves misses with a hook. Marley ducked under it nicely.
Graves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Graves with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley needs to keep his hands up - Graves had a free shot at his head there.
Graves tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley prevents a body shot from Graves.
Marley looking to slow down the pace here.
Marley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marley is stalling here.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graves is defending well for now.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley misses with an elbow over the top.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves working aggressively here.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
Marley misses with an elbow strike.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Graves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bob Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustav Graves.
Graves tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Graves up against the cage.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Marley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
Marley tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves lunges at Marley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marley's hand.
Marley avoids a kick to the body.
Bob Marley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Graves throws a hook but Marley avoids it easily.
Graves lands with a cross.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marley.
Marley is looking to wear down Graves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Graves tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Marley closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley lands a damaging elbow.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marley is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustav Graves will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Marley misses with a double jab.
Marley throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Graves lunges at Marley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marley's hand.
Graves throws a solid leg kick but Marley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Graves.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves scores with a jab.
Graves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Marley tries a low kick but Graves avoids it.
Graves throws a nice head kick!
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marley throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Marley lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Marley blocking some punches.
Gustav Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marley lands an elbow that stopped Graves in his tracks for a moment.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graves.
Graves working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Marley.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marley scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Marley tries to land a leg kick but Graves saw it coming and moves away.
Marley slips a jab and a cross from Graves.
Marley throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Graves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Graves wants to land a leg kick but Marley is out of range.
Marley staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Marley.
Graves ducks right into an uppercut from Marley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marley moves away from the strike by Graves.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Marley's shoulder, as Marley tries to avoid the shot.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Horrible takedown by Graves or perhaps it was just good defense by Marley which made him look bad.
Marley blocks the body kick.
Graves tries to clinch there but Marley circles away.
Gustav Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graves.
Graves tries to clinch but Marley moves out of range.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marley's sensitive parts.
Marley ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
A combination from Graves does no damage.
Graves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graves shoots in looking for a takedown but Marley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Graves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Marley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Graves moves out of range of the leg kick from Marley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley connects with a solid leg kick.
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 Bob Marley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves throws a solid leg kick but Marley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Graves.
A head kick misses from Marley.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marley!
Marley 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.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Marley tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Graves tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Marley scores with a head kick.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marley slips a straight right by Graves.
Graves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marley.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Graves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Graves with a nice cross.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to clinch there but Marley circles away.
A punch combination from Marley misses.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Graves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gustav Graves has been cut.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Marley takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a shoulder strike.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
Marley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Marley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Marley lands a left hand.
Marley lands with a short shot to the head.
Marley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Graves prevents a body shot from Marley.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley is trying to force a seperation but Graves has the dominant position.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively.
Graves is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Graves misses with the combination.
Graves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marley checks it well.
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Graves checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Marley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.
Graves fails with a takedown attempt.
Marley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marley 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Marley!
Post fight, Bob Marley took to the microphone: 'Mumma odha ina fire up dem belly ful. Fire pon babylon shitstem! '.
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