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Event:
WeInSyd 18
Date: Jun 27, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Harden clinches. #BC2#
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves is looking to score with low kicks.
Graves throws a jab when Harden was well out of range.
Harden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Graves walks into a jab.#CL2#
Graves tries to keep at a distance but Harden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harden managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harden.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Harden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Harden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harden scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves works over Harden's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Harden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graves, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Harden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harden.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Graves pushes Harden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Harden on the inside.
Harden lands a nice uppercut.
Harden tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves throws an elbow but it misses.
Harden lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Harden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graves blocks a body shot from Harden.
Harden tries a knee to the head but Graves blocks it.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Harden avoids the damage to the body.
Harden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Graves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harden lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves landing knees to the head.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
Harden scores with a shoulder strike.
Harden managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Harden struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Harden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T3#
Harden lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Torey Graves has been cut.
Graves is looking to control Harden's arms but Harden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Graves.
Graves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves. #BC2#
Harden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Harden as he connects with a hook.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Harden's shoulder, as Harden tries to avoid the shot.
Graves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harden counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Harden closes the distance and clinches.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harden working aggressively here.
#T4#
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harden's elbow.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Graves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graves tries to stall but Harden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Harden.
Harden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves has Harden pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harden dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Harden takes the fight into the clinch.
Harden misses with some punches.
Harden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Harden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harden scores with a knee to the head.
Harden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Harden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a hook
and Harden counters with a straight right hand.
Graves throws a head kick but Harden moves out of range.
Harden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harden avoids the body shot from Graves.
Harden blocks a head kick by Graves.
#T1#
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Harden moves away and avoids it.
Harden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL#
Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves is looking to control Harden's arms but Harden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage. #BC2#
Harden manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Harden moves into the clinch.
Harden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harden effectively controlling the action here.
Harden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harden is keeping busy.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Harden.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2#
Graves working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harden managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Harden.
Graves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harden.
#BC2#
Harden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James Harden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Harden has managed to clinch.
Harden tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
#BC2#
Harden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves misses with a few strikes there.
#T3#
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and Harden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves wants to get back to striking at distance but Harden won't allow it.
#BC2#
Harden breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Harden clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Graves.
Graves is looking to break free of the clinch but Harden has double underhooks.
Harden landing knees to the head.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harden's elbow.
Graves trying to stall but Harden improves his position.
Harden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves misses with a knee strike.
#T4#
Graves lands a knee to the body.
Harden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Harden blocks a body shot from Graves.
Harden lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC2#
Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Harden closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.
Harden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harden leaning against his opponent.
Harden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Harden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harden throws an elbow that misses.
Graves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Harden tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harden scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Harden.
Graves has had enough of the clinch but Harden keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harden has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a body shot
and Harden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Harden has Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
Harden stalling in the clinch.
#T1#
Graves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harden up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harden.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Harden has closed the distance and engaged Graves in a clinch.
The referee calls for Graves to work.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Harden.
Graves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Harden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harden prevents a body shot from Graves.
Harden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Harden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graves's face.
Harden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harden.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden lands an elbow inside.
Harden blocking some punches.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Graves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harden is defending well for now.
Harden lands a damaging elbow.
Harden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Harden.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James Harden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harden has Graves pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Graves.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
#BC2#
Harden breaks the clinch.
Torey Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4##CL2#
Harden instigates a clinch.
Graves throws an elbow but it misses.
Graves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Graves blocks the elbow strike.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Graves trying to control the position but instead, Harden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graves into the cage.#BC2#
Harden breaks the clinch.
Torey Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Harden pushes Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Harden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Harden!
An out of breath James Harden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
WeInSyd14
Date: May 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Graves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Onay feints a counter leg kick.
Graves misses with a hook
and Onay counters with a straight right hand.
Graves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge in the buildup to the fight.
Graves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Onay counters with a two punch combo. #CL#
Graves rushes Onay and presses him up against the cage.
Onay wants to break free but Graves has control.
A bit of stalling here from Graves.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves keeps control of Onay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graves stalling the fight.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Graves scores with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Graves throws a right hand that Onay ducks under and follows up with a left that Onay also avoids with ease.
Onay is looking for the big counter here.
Graves thumps Onay with a low kick.
Onay needs to keep his hands up - Graves had a free shot at his head there.
Onay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Onay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC#
Onay is rocked!#CL#
Graves moves into the clinch.
Onay is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Onay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Graves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Onay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Graves manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graves slowing the pace effectively.
Graves lands a knee to the body.
Onay seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Onay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Graves prevents Onay from breaking the clinch.
Graves has Onay pressed against the cage, preventing Onay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graves prevents the takedown attempt.
Graves prevents Onay from breaking the clinch.
Onay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Graves.
#CL#
Graves darts in and clinches Onay up against the cage.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Onay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Onay wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Onay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves keeps control of Onay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onay wants to get back to striking at distance but Graves won't allow it.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Onay avoids the damage to the body.
Onay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Onay wants to break free but Graves has control.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves pushes Onay against the cage. Graves is working some dirty boxing. Graves pushes off with a quick right hook! Onay goes down! Onay tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Graves moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torey Graves!
Our winner, Torey Graves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Graves, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Graves against the cage but Graves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graves went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Lee closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Graves.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT#
It looks like Ryan Lee has been cut.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves is trying to stall.
Graves is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage. #T1##TD2#
Lee pulls Graves into guard.
Graves is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graves.
Lee is pulling down on Graves's head. It's preventing any offense from Graves, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Graves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Graves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Graves with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Lee working for a triangle but Graves defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graves trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Graves landing with the ground and pound.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3#
Lee is looking to sweep but instead, Graves has passed into half guard.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Graves is controlling him well.
Graves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee keeping control of the position. #SU#
Graves decides to stand and escape the position.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
#T4##CL2#
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves stalling.
Graves tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Torey Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lee.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Graves misses with a knee to the head.
Graves trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Graves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC#
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Graves pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Torey Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Graves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torey Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Lee's cut.
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.
#R2#
Graves stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Graves turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Torey Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lee.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee slips a jab from Graves.
Graves tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Graves backing up. Graves nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Lee catches Graves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1#
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Graves lands a right hand.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Graves is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graves down to the mat. Graves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Graves slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves throws an elbow that misses.
#T2#
Graves effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
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.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graves walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torey Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graves wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee goes for a double leg but Graves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Graves continues to drive forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
As Graves backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Graves manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Lee has Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
#T3#
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries to pull guard but Graves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lee avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves is trying to stall.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torey Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Graves prevents it.
Graves working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graves looking to stall.
Graves is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graves down to the mat. Graves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL2#
Lee forces Graves back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graves into the cage.
Graves working aggressively here.
Lee avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Graves prevents it.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?#BC#
Graves manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Lee has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torey Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
A low kick from Graves is predictable there
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves blocks a leg kick.#CL2#
Lee drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Graves.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.#T1#
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Lee letting Graves take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Graves tries to tie him up.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Graves looking to slow down the pace here.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Graves gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Graves tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Graves pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee has Graves pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Graves manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torey Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lee.
Graves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Graves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Graves being controlled against the cage.
Graves misses with an elbow strike.
#BC2#
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Torey Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Graves throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Graves swinging wildly here.
Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lee digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Graves stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Torey Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee wants to stand but Graves has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Graves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Graves missing with punches from the bottom.
#T4#
Lee stops Graves from getting back to his feet.
Graves manages to get to full guard.
Graves keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#ES#
Graves manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torey Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graves is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torey Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torey Graves!
Torey Graves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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