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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 18 p4p, 4 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 11 p4p, 2 weight class). Latka Gravas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Graves's chin.
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172 lbs
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gravas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Graves will feel that in the morning.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gravas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Gravas . That snapped Graves's head back.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graves lands with an uppercut that bounces Gravas off the cage and back into range.
Gravas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gravas throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves connects with a single shot there.
Graves slips under a jab from Gravas .
Gravas drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Graves both land. Nice combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gravas , right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravas .
Gravas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
A low kick from Gravas misses
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Gravas lands a jab to Graves's midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gravas .
Graves feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gravas sprawling to the canvas! Gravas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Graves finish him?!
Gravas is rocked!
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!
Gravas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Graves misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas . Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gravas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gravas - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas keeps Graves at a distance using the push kick.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas moves away from the strike by Graves.
Gravas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gravas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas .
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves blocks a leg kick.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravas .
Gravas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gravas misses with a low kick as Graves jumps back.
Gravas throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gravas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves thuds a left hand into Gravas 's body.
A right-left combo lands from Gravas .
Gravas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Graves, as that shot connected.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gravas misses with a kick to the body.
Graves throws out a counter right but Gravas avoids it with no problem.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Graves checks it.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Graves moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas .
Gravas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gravas is looking to clinch.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gravas scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Gravas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gravas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravas .
Gravas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graves momentarily.
Gravas looks to land a combination but Graves avoids it well.
A low kick from Gravas misses
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gravas thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravas scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas is looking to clinch.
Gravas throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas 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.
Gravas looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.
Gravas throws a low kick but Graves avoids it.
Gravas blocks a jab.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
Gravas wants to clinch
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves lands a nice hook to Gravas 's body. Gravas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Latka Gravas is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Gravas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gravas backs up against the cage.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas . Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves lands with a hook. Gravas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas misses with a combination
and Graves counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gravas ! Graves lets Gravas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Gravas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravas looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Gravas seems to have got his legs back now.
Gravas misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a crisp right that sends Gravas to the canvas! Graves follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Graves!
After winning the bout, Nick Graves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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