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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis C K (ranked 1095 p4p, 1287 weight class) and Ernest Graves (ranked 132 p4p, 159 weight class). C K comes into the arena with Live at Carnegie Hall blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis C K!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. C K tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Graves is in C K's guard.
Graves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of C K's head.
Graves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. C K is keeping the position for now.
Graves stopping the sweep attempt from C K.
C K is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Roosters Coop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Graves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed C K's guard.
Graves passes to full mount!
C K is trying desperately to improve position.
C K wants to hold on but Graves pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves with shots to the head and body - C K looks very uncomfortable down there.
C K is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Graves wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Graves looking to control but C K is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
C K is trying to escape the mount.
C K is squirming around, avoiding Graves's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
C K throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves moves to the back.
Graves is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. C K knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften C K for a finish.
C K is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Graves has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, C K has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Graves controlling well, preventing C K from escaping the position.
Graves looking to break C K's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. C K remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Graves will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
C K trying to control but not successfully.
C K is taking damage to the body and head.
Graves keeps control of the position as C K tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
C K is keeping busy.
Graves is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. C K is defending well though. Graves let's go of the attempt for now.
C K trying to control the hands but Graves won't let him.
Graves lands with a hammerfist to the side of C K's head.
Well, with Graves on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before C K is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
C K is in bad spot here.
Graves tightening his grip on C K, looking for the choke.
Graves lands with a hammerfist to the side of C K's head.
Graves is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. C K defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
C K is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
C K is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Graves is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Graves gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Graves gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Graves apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Graves darts in looking for a takedown but C K gets double underhooks and turns Graves into the cage.
Graves feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Graves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
C K has his foot on Graves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graves works his way back into a safe position though.
Graves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
C K struggling a bit here.
C K tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graves trying to control the action but C K is working from the bottom.
Graves lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves cracks C K with a big right hand but C K just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
C K is looking for a sweep.
Graves tries to move into full mount but can't pass C K's legs.
Graves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Graves tries for a kimura but C K is defending well.
Graves tries to move to mount but C K blocks the move with his legs.
Graves working away.
Graves tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves trying to control the action but C K is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Graves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from C K. Those never looked like landing.
Graves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Graves dives in for a single leg takedown but C K sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
C K misses with the combination.
Ernest Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves shoots in looking for a takedown. C K tries to sprawl out of it but Graves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. C K manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Louis C K has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Graves.
No joy there for C K, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for C K, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
C K throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. C K was covering up waiting for the punch and Graves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
C K throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
C K throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves passes into half guard.
C K wants to get back to full guard.
Graves is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for C K!
Graves wants to control the pace but C K is squirming around nicely.
Graves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Graves takes C K's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, C K is in trouble.
Graves tries to keep control of the position but C K is staying busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves not allowing C K to control his hands.
Graves is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but C K has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Graves punishes C K with strikes from the back mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
C K turns into Graves and is now in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves throws his legs up looking for a submission but C K uses it to pass to side control.
C K throwing shots but missing, from side control.
C K scoring with punches and elbows.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
C K is looking to take a break and control but Graves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves tries to get to full guard but C K has control of the leg.
Graves trying to control but C K postures up.
C K scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking to improve his position.
C K sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Graves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
C K trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but C K has passed into side control.
Graves gets back to half guard.
Graves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
C K missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graves is looking to improve his position.
C K will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Graves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
C K throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Graves is still trying to improve position.
C K throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ernest Graves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
C K leaves Graves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graves shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Graves showed some decent athleticism there.
C K is defending against the submission attempts here by Graves.
C K has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graves is working away from the top position though.
C K misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
C K gets full guard.
Graves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. C K swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Graves advances position into side control!
C K stops Graves from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K can't do much from the bottom here.
Graves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
C K gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
C K tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ernest Graves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. C K looks a forlorn figure.
C K is trying to escape the mount.
C K is squirming around, avoiding Graves's attempts to control the action.
Graves scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Graves looking for a guillotine from mount but C K is having none of it.
C K swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Graves working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Graves trying to control but C K is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K wants to control but Graves is having none of it.
Graves has hold of C K's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and C K manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Graves wants to finish this one by submission but C K is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Graves.
C K wants to hold on but Graves pushes him away.
Graves with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
C K bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to sweep here but C K controlling him for the moment.
Graves keeps trying to improve his position.
C K is pushing down on Graves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Graves is fighting to maintain full guard but C K has managed to sneak the leg through.
C K sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though.
Graves trying to hold on to C K's head to control him but C K postures up.
C K wants to free his trapped foot but Graves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
C K sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Graves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. C K is working away from the top position though.
Graves tries to get to full guard but C K has control of the leg.
Graves is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute C K jumps into side control!
Graves is not content to let C K control the position.
Louis C K has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ernest Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Graves!
After the fight, Ernest Graves was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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