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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taro Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes to the cage accompanied by Get Ready To Deal. Mishima comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heavy Metal Samurai kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Taro Mishima acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 Montreal, Billy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taro Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima looks to score with a jab to the body but Graham is just out of range.
Mishima misses with a wild body shot.
Graham throws a big shot that misses.
Graham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mishima momentarily.
Mishima scores with a three punch combo!
Mishima lands a big uppercut and Graham crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Graham looks OK. Mishima waves Graham back to his feet!
Graham is rocked!
Mishima lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Graham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graham throws a jab but it's blocked by Mishima.
Taro Mishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mishima fails to land with a series of punches.
Graham seems to have got his legs back now.
Mishima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt - Mishima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mishima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mishima swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Graham or perhaps it was just good defense by Mishima which made him look bad.
Mishima connects with a body shot.
Mishima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mishima misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mishima throws a hook to the side of Graham's head but Graham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mishima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Graham rather than just go for the knockout.
Donk. Mishima catches Graham right on the button with a cross.
Mishima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graham moves away.
Graham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mishima controls Graham momentarily but Graham frees himself.
Mishima controlling the position.
Mishima looking to control.
Mishima might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Graham kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mishima is looking for a triangle but Graham pushes his legs off easily.
Mishima looks gassed!
Graham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mishima's guard.
Mishima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graham lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mishima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graham passes Mishima's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Graham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mishima gets back to full guard.
Mishima has his hands on Graham's head, controlling the position.
Mishima controls Graham momentarily but Graham frees himself.
Graham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graham postures up.
Graham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Graham gets to his feet - Mishima follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graham.
A big right from Graham misses.
Mishima misses with an uppercut.
Mishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Mishima throws the left hand but Graham avoids the punch easily.
Mishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Graham closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Graham lands in his opponent's guard.
Graham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mishima seems keen to control Graham's posture.
Graham lands a couple of digs.
Graham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mishima is keeping the position for now.
Graham is looking to work some ground and pound but Mishima has wrist control.
Mishima trying to keep a closed guard but Graham is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham passes Mishima's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking for submissions off his back.
Mishima moves into full guard.
Graham stands up over Mishima, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mishima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Graham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mishima seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mishima controls Graham momentarily but Graham frees himself.
Graham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graham passes Mishima's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mishima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taro Mishima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mishima bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graham's head backwards.
Graham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mishima manages to get back to half guard.
Mishima trying to hold on to Graham's head to control him but Graham postures up.
Graham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mishima's head.
Graham is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mishima has hold of Graham's hands but Graham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Graham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mishima is trying to maintain the position but Graham is very close to passing his half guard.
Mishima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
Mishima is trying to maintain the position but Graham is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graham throws a combination that misses
letting Mishima counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima throws a jab when Graham was well out of range.
Good exchange - Graham coming out on top.
Mishima waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Graham.
Graham throws a jab but it's blocked by Mishima.
Mishima misses with a hook. Graham ducked under it nicely.
Taro Mishima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mishima moves away from the strike by Graham.
Mishima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mishima falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Graham counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Graham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Graham.
Nice jab there from Mishima.
Graham shoots in and bounces Mishima off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Graham cracks Mishima with a solid left hand.
Graham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham throwing strikes from guard but Mishima blocks nicely.
Mishima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mishima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Graham throwing strikes from guard but Mishima blocks nicely.
Mishima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mishima thuds his right hand into Graham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Graham avoids the body shot from Mishima.
Mishima swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
Graham moves out of range of the strikes.
Mishima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a hook.
Graham darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mishima is trying to maintain the position but Graham is very close to passing his half guard.
Graham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graham thows a huge punch but Mishima dodges it nicely.
Graham trying to pass the guard but Mishima defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graham lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mishima trying to control here.
Graham wants to pass to mount but Mishima is defending the position.
Mishima is looking for a sweep. Graham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Graham slips under a jab from Mishima.
Graham looks to land a combination but Mishima avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima misses with a straight left.
Mishima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mishima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mishima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graham.
Graham closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mishima is trying to improve his position.
Mishima defending against the ground and pound.
Mishima takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Graham scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mishima to see if he's OK.
Graham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mishima manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham seems to be working for a kimura but Mishima defends the submission attempt.
Mishima keeping hold of Graham's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mishima misses with a straight left.
Mishima misses with a double jab
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mishima throws out the jab.
Graham gets the takedown into side control.
Mishima takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Billy Graham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graham looks up at the clock and then as Mishima takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Graham smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mishima gets back to half guard.
Graham throwing shots but Mishima is blocking nicely.
Mishima gets back to full guard.
Graham tries to stand but Mishima is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mishima controls Graham momentarily but Graham frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham being controlled here momentarily.
Mishima is trying to control the position but Graham postures up.
Graham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mishima seems keen to control Graham's posture.
Graham stopping the sweep attempt from Mishima.
Graham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Graham ducks under a wild hook from Mishima.
Mishima misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Graham lands with a nice combination. Mishima backs away looking to recover.
Graham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Graham lands with a straight right. Mishima didn't see that one coming.
Mishima misses with a straight right.
Mishima throws a hook but Graham avoids it easily.
Graham shoots in and bounces Mishima off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mishima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mishima working a defensive guard here.
Graham looking to pass the guard.
Graham being controlled here momentarily.
Graham is looking to work some ground and pound but Mishima has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
Mishima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graham stands up over Mishima, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mishima throws out the jab.
Graham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mishima.
Mishima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graham was well out of range. Poor timing from Mishima.
Taro Mishima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graham loads up on a big right hand but Mishima slips the punch.
Mishima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graham moves away.
Mishima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Mishima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham looks to throw the jab but Mishima is out of range.
A jab from Graham misses.
Graham scores with a three punch combo!
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.
Mishima misses with a double jab
and Graham counters with a single leg into guard. Mishima didn't expect that.
Graham connects with a couple of short punches.
Mishima trying to control the position.
Mishima wants to sweep but no luck.
Graham looking to pass the guard.
Graham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mishima takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mishima is looking to regain half guard here but Graham keeps moving and retains side control.
Graham is trying to get an arm triangle but Mishima is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Graham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Graham 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Graham!
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