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Event:
Some 2
Date: Dec 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Rashad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT2#
It looks like Lio Graves has been cut.
Rashad 's corner calls for a 1-2. Rashad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Rashad moved out of range nicely.
Graves wants to clinch but Rashad slips to the side
and Rashad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rashad lands a nice looking body shot.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rashad .
Graves doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rashad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves darts in looking for a takedown but Rashad gets double underhooks and turns Graves into the cage.
Rashad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rashad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Rashad tries to counter it with a takedown but Graves pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rashad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rashad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rashad punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
Rashad connects with a right hand. Graves shakes it off.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Rashad has knocked Graves down with a huge combo! Rashad steps away and waves a wobbly Graves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Graves is breathing heavily.#T1#
Rashad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC2#
Graves is rocked!
Nice body punch from Rashad .
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD#
Graves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Graves seems to have got his legs back now.
We've been hearing that Graves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Graves preventing the sweep.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses. #ES2#
Rashad uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rashad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT2#
Lio Graves's cut is getting worse.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lio Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rashad jabs at Graves's body.
Nice shot by Rashad .
Rashad cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rashad Throws a clean left jab. Rashad Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Graves's chin! Graves crumbles to the ground and Rashad follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Rashad !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Isaish Rashad !
In defeat, Lio Graves stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll work harder and the Night will shine again'.
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Event:
Some 1
Date: Dec 19, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Graves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hasani is trying to defend but Graves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Hasani is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Graves is tapping! Great win for Hasani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pal Hasani!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pal Hasani made sure he mentioned King Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Lio Graves had this to say: 'I'll work harder and the Night will shine again'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Graves gets tackled into the cage by Willis. Willis maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
Willis tries to pull guard but Graves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Willis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Willis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Willis holds on and takes a little breather.
Graves throwing strikes from guard but Willis blocks nicely.
Willis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Willis has control of Graves's left arm, preventing Graves from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Graves trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Graves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Graves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T1##SU2#
Willis is working an open guard so Graves takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL#
Willis rushes Graves and presses him up against the cage.
Willis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Willis pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD#
Willis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graves uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Graves trying to move into half guard but instead Willis has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Willis won't allow Graves to sweep him here. #SU#
Willis stands up and waves to Graves to follow him. #TD2#
Graves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Willis to the ground. Graves is now in Willis's guard.#ES#
Willis kicks Graves off and gets to his feet.
Graves looks winded!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Willis rushes Graves and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Graves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willis.
Nice jab there from Willis. #CL#
Willis clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Willis pulls Graves into guard.
#ES#
Willis pushes Graves off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lio Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3##CL#
Willis rushes Graves and presses him up against the cage.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jewell Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Graves pulls guard successfully.
#SU#
Willis stands and steps away. Graves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Willis shoots in looking for a takedown. Graves tries to sprawl out of it but Willis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Willis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
#T4#
Willis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graves avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
Graves clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL2#
Graves closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Willis pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jewell Willis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Willis clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Graves jumps guard and drags Willis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jewell Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Willis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Graves, up you get!
A head kick by Graves misses #CL#
and Willis counters by clinching up.
Graves goes for a takedown attempt but Willis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#TD#
Willis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Graves on his heels. He'll look to pass Graves's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Willis controls the pace.
Graves is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Willis 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. #SU#
Willis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T1#
Willis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graves's waist but Graves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willis off to one side.
Willis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Willis circles away.
Willis moves in looking to clinch but Graves pushes him off.
And Graves tries to counter it with a takedown but Willis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Willis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?#TD#
Willis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Willis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Graves's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Graves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Willis controls the position. #SU#
Willis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Graves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jewell Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis dives in and grabs Graves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graves pushes down on Willis's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jewell Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3##CL#
Willis instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Graves throws an elbow but misses.
Graves tries to break the clinch but Willis is controlling the position.
Willis looking for a takedown. #TD#
Willis decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Willis is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Willis with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Willis 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.
Willis's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4##SU#
Willis stands up and waves to Graves to follow him.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Willis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Willis.
#TD#
Willis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graves uses from the top position.
Willis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves postures up.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jewell Willis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Graves throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Willis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Graves is in Willis's guard.#ES#
Willis pushes Graves off and gets back to his feet.
Graves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Willis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graves somewhat.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense.
Graves slaps away a takedown attempt from Willis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And Graves responds with a good body kick, but Willis manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Willis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SUB#
Willis seems to be looking for submissions.
Willis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Graves looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB#
Willis is working for a kimura but Graves is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Willis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graves is trying to stand.
Willis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Graves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Willis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Willis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Willis lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Graves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SU#
Willis decides to return to a standing position. #TD#
Willis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Graves to the ground. Willis is now in Graves's guard.
Graves has momentary wrist control but Willis slips an elbow through the middle.#SU#
Willis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Willis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #TD#
Willis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Willis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Graves tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T4##SU#
Willis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Graves to his feet. #TD#
Willis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graves's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Willis is working for a kimura but Graves is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Willis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jewell Willis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Willis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jewell Willis!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 01, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves is trying to pull guard but Waller has him pressed against the cage.
Graves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#TD2#
Graves drags the fight down to the ground.
Graves being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waller distracts Graves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Waller could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Waller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Waller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Graves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Waller landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Waller with a nice head shot there.
Waller throwing strikes but missing.
Waller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Graves's head.#T1##SUB2#
Graves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Waller defends it easily.
Waller postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it.
Waller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Waller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Waller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Graves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Waller throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Graves is trying to control the position but Waller postures up.
Waller really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Graves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Waller controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Waller postures up and lands a big shot to Graves's brow.
Waller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Graves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Waller defends well.
Graves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Waller. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Waller jumps into guard, dragging Graves to the mat.
Graves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Waller is trying to control the position but Graves postures up. #T3##SUB#
Waller looking for subs off his back but Graves has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Waller's thigh. Waller counters though and makes it back to full guard. #SUB#
Waller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Waller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Waller doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#T4#
Waller controls Graves momentarily but Graves frees himself. #SUB#
Waller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Waller looking for a guillotine here but Graves defends easily.
Graves postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradford Waller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Graves fails with a takedown attempt.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graves takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Waller shoots in and drives through. Graves sprawls well.#TD#
Waller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Graves did well to prevent Waller getting side control.
Waller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Waller.
Waller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Waller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Waller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Waller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T1#
Waller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graves's head.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Waller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Graves has a hand on Waller's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Waller takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Graves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Graves taking shots to the head. #T2#
Waller working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Waller connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Waller controlling the position easily from mount.
Waller with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Graves working to try and regain half guard.
Waller dominating with strikes here.
Graves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Graves keeps trying to improve his position.#T3#
Waller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Graves hang on?
Waller with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Graves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Waller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Graves looks a forlorn figure.
Graves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bradford Waller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waller landing shots from mount. #SUB#
Waller with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Waller lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T4#
Graves tries to hold on but Waller pushes him away.
Waller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Graves taking shots to the head.
Waller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Waller lands a nice shot to the head.
Waller content just to control the position here.
Waller looking to finish Graves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Graves!
Graves wants to hold on but Waller pushes him away.
Waller landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waller with a couple of short strikes.
Graves is bucking up trying to escape but Waller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Graves is looking to get to half guard.
Graves is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Waller has taken his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradford Waller dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Waller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Graves quickly recovers to half guard.
Waller drops an elbow to the side of Graves's head.
Waller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Waller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Waller prevents Graves from improving his position.
Waller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Waller sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Waller lands a nice short elbow.
Waller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Waller winds up and cracks Graves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Waller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Waller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Graves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Waller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, if Waller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB#
Waller is looking for a kimura but Graves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Waller to get the leverage.
Waller lands with a punch from half guard.
Waller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Graves tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Waller has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Graves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Waller with good strikes from the mount here!
Waller lands a big shot there that rocks Graves but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T3#
Graves can't escape the position.
Waller controlling the position easily from mount.
Waller lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#SUB#
Waller has hold of Graves's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Graves manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Waller content just to control the position here.
Graves can't escape the position.
Waller fails to take his opponent's back. #T4#
Graves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Waller controlling from the full mount.
Waller working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Waller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Waller forces the positional change into back control.
Graves grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Waller lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waller is riding his opponent, not letting Graves buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradford Waller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Waller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradford Waller!
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