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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Graves (ranked 3798 p4p, 3375 weight class) and Sitting Bull (ranked 453 p4p, 414 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Deadsoul Tribe - A Flight on an Angels Wing. Abel Graves has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sitting Bull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull shoots in for a double leg but Graves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Bull misses with a takedown
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves lands a lovely overhand right.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bull. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Graves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bull shoots for a takedown but Graves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abel Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sitting Bull.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Bull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graves is leaning against Bull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
A body shot lands from Graves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull goes for a takedown attempt but Graves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Bull with a poor takedown
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Graves to the mat! Graves manages to get full guard.
Bull wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Graves is adopting a defensive guard.
Graves wants to sweep here but Bull controlling him for the moment.
Graves has his hands on Bull's head, controlling the position.
Graves controls Bull momentarily but Bull frees himself.
Graves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bull defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Graves looking for a sweep. Not yet Graves, not yet.
Graves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graves as he avoids it easily.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Graves feints and then cracks Bull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bull down.
Graves throws out a powerful jab.
Abel Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves scores with a decent looking hook.
Graves gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bull to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves trying to keep a closed guard but Bull is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graves wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Graves trying to keep a closed guard but Bull is proving a slippery customer.
Bull 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.
Bull wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Graves looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bull looking to pass the guard.
Bull being controlled here momentarily.
Bull postures up.
Bull seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bull.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Bull manages to avoid it.
Graves stuffs the takedown.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Bull shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense.
Graves clinches up against the cage.
Bull tries for a takedown. No joy.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Graves dominated that round.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bull takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bull shoots in and drives through. Graves sprawls well.
Graves lands the left hand.
Bull drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bull shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Bull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Graves catches Bull right on the button with a cross.
Graves jabs Bull right on the nose. Bull blinks but takes it well.
Bull takes one to the side of the head.
Bull with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Abel Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sitting Bull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graves scores with a nice head shot.
Graves is looking to slow Bull down with leg kicks.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Graves cracks Bull with a good jab.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves scores with the left hand. Bull knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Graves lands a jab to Bull's midsection.
Bull closes the distance and clinches up with Graves, looking for a takedown. Bull pushes Graves against the cage but Graves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Bull in a clinch.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bull is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Graves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bull.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves digs a right hand into Bull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bull's gas tank.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bull is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Bull is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves throws a big uppercut that drops Bull! More strikes from Graves and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bull lies dazed against the cage as Graves celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Graves!
A very excited looking Abel Graves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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