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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 116 p4p, 27 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 20 p4p, 4 weight class). Graves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade. Nick Graves will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 cm 30 173 15 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm 30 178 34 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Noir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Graves cracks Noir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Noir throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing. Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Noir counters with a stiff right hand. No joy there for Noir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Noir shoots for a double leg takedown but Graves sprawls well. He's pushed Noir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Noir needs to keep his hands up - Graves had a free shot at his head there. Graves looks to land a right hand but Noir moved out of range. A punch lands to the side of Graves 's head but he takes it in his stride. Noir shoots in and drives through. Graves sprawls well. This has been an exciting period of action! Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Graves. Graves lands a really nice looking cross but Noir seems unphased.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Noir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A quick step to the side and Noir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Graves scores with a jab. Noir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Graves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Noir dives in and grabs Graves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graves pushes down on Noir's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him. Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir. Noir swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Graves lands a big uppercut and Noir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Noir looks OK. Graves waves Noir back to his feet! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Graves lands a body shot.
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps Noir's head back.
Graves lands a big uppercut and Noir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Noir looks OK. Graves waves Noir back to his feet!
Noir is rocked! Noir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Graves counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves! A very excited looking Nick 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
74% |
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