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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 115 p4p, 15 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 75 p4p, 10 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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183 cm
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178 lbs
27 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves tries to clinch but Steve moves away
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves rushes Steve and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steve has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Graves gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steve blocks it with crossed arms.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steve or not.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Graves.
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 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Steve.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve prevents a body shot from Graves.
Steve tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Graves lands a body punch.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve pushes Graves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves presses Steve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve lands a body shot.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steve presses Graves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Steve is breathing heavily.
Steve tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
The referee calls for Graves to work.
Steve tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Graves.
Graves connects with a knee to the head.
Graves lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve blocks a body shot from Graves.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves pushes Steve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves pushes Steve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Graves digs a good body shot into Steve's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Graves dominated that 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.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Graves misses.
Graves lands the left hand.
Steve digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Steve has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graves swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Steve finds it's target.
Graves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve tries to bum rush Graves with a series of wild strikes but Graves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Graves finds it's way through Steve's defenses.
Steve tries to clinch up.
Steve tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves jabs Steve to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Graves.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
Steve tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Steve.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jay Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves rushes Steve and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves is leaning against Steve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve digs a right hand underneath Graves's ribcage. Graves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graves scores with a nice right hand.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Graves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves head.
Steve is rocked!
Graves gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
Graves'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.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Graves unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Steve! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Graves is unloading with more strikes now! Steve drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Graves!
Nick Graves is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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