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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Drikus (ranked 4328 p4p, 6795 weight class) and Sheya Graham (ranked 527 p4p, 706 weight class). William Drikus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Drikus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheya Graham!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham misses the shot to the body.
Drikus connects with a solid leg kick.
Sheya Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drikus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham lands a nice shot to the body.
Drikus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Graham throws a counter combo.
Graham lands a jab to Drikus's midsection.
Drikus moves into range and clinches up with Graham.
Drikus just leaning against Graham, taking a breather.
Graham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham manages to break the clinch.
Graham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Graham throws a series of punches but Drikus avoids them all with ease.
Drikus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drikus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Drikus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Graham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheya Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
Graham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drikus shoots in for a double leg but Graham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham cracks Drikus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graham gets tackled into the cage by Drikus. Drikus maintains the clinch.
Graham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drikus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Graham fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drikus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Graham defends well and Drikus ends up having to push Graham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graham misses with a hook. Drikus ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Graham. No joy for Drikus on that attempt.
Graham has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Graham scores with a jab. Drikus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham lands a nice looking body shot.
Graham lands with a straight right. Drikus didn't see that one coming.
Graham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Drikus is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Drikus misses the target.
Graham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drikus shoots for a double leg takedown but Graham sprawls well. He's pushed Drikus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drikus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Drikus is just content to waste time from the top position. Graham takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Graham pushes Drikus off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drikus shoots in looking for a takedown but Graham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drikus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drikus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Graham.
Graham scores with a jab to the body.
Graham scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graham.
A right-left combo lands from Graham.
Graham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like William Drikus has been cut.
Graham connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drikus's sensitive parts.
Graham lands with a cross.
A lazy left from Graham finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drikus tries to move into range but Graham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drikus tries to move into range but Graham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drikus walks into a stiff left hand from Graham.
Graham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Graham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drikus is rocked!
Graham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drikus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drikus on the side of the head.
Drikus wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drikus darts in trying to clinch
and Drikus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheya Graham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Drikus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drikus is looking to counter the offense by Graham and move into the clinch.
Drikus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drikus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drikus wants the takedown. Graham is fighting it off but Drikus persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Graham's guard against the cage.
Graham pushes Drikus off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drikus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graham counters with a body kick.
Drikus throws a shot from downtown. Graham moves away and avoids it.
Graham is looking for the big counter here.
Graham throws a leg kick which misses Drikus's front leg but catches the back leg as Drikus tries to avoid it.
Drikus gets the takedown into side control.
Graham sneaks out the side door and pushes Drikus away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graham.
Graham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drikus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham connects with the punch.
Donk. Graham catches Drikus right on the button with a cross.
Drikus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graham lands a jab to the head.
Graham lands a nice shot that snaps Drikus's head back.
Graham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drikus's hands.
Good leg kick by Graham.
Graham lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drikus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Graham.
Drikus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Graham.
A nice combination there by Graham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drikus shoots in and drives through. Graham sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Drikus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Graham.
Drikus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drikus scrambles back to his feet.
Graham connects with a crisp jab.
Graham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Graham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Graham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drikus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drikus's head backwards.
Graham is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the liver by Graham. Beautiful body shot.
Drikus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drikus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands a really nice looking cross but Drikus seems unphased.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Graham as Drikus shoots in.
Graham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Graham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Graham lands a jab to Drikus's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Graham. That snapped Drikus's head back.
Graham lands a glancing blow to the side of Drikus's head.
Graham lands a head shot.
Drikus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Graham kicks off Drikus and gets to his feet.
Drikus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham scores with a three punch combo!
Drikus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Graham scores with a sloppy right hand. Drikus should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Graham.
Drikus wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Drikus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Graham to the ground. Drikus is now in Graham's guard.
Graham manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Graham manages to break the clinch.
William Drikus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graham throws a head kick that half lands.
Drikus feints a jab promting Graham to slip. Drikus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Graham slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Graham throws a leg kick which misses Drikus's front leg but catches the back leg as Drikus tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheya Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Drikus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Graham.
Drikus slips a straight right by Graham.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drikus shoots in looking for a takedown but Graham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drikus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
Drikus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Drikus blocks a head kick by Graham.
Graham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham checks a leg kick.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drikus with a poor takedown
and Graham counters with a good low kick that Drikus was not able to check.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drikus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Drikus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drikus misses with a takedown attempt
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graham's corner calls for a 1-2. Graham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good exchange - Graham coming out on top.
Graham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Graham.
Graham with a hook.
Graham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Graham throws out a powerful jab.
Graham lands a body shot.
Drikus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graham to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drikus's head backwards.
Drikus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graham avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws a one two combo.
Graham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drikus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graham pinned against the cage. Graham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Graham lands an overhand right.
Graham lands a slapping body shot.
Graham lands with a nice combination. Drikus backs away looking to recover.
Drikus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drikus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drikus avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graham misses with an uppercut.
Drikus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graham finds it's way round the side to connect with Drikus's head.
Drikus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Drikus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graham was well out of range. Poor timing from Drikus.
Drikus slips a jab from Graham.
Drikus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Drikus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Graham but Graham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Graham. Drikus shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drikus looks to land a body kick but Graham moved away.
Graham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Graham tries to get set, Drikus tries to push him back and clinch up but Graham manages to avoid the attempt.
Graham jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drikus shoots and misses
and Graham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Graham scores with a nice strike.
Graham scores with a head kick.
Graham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drikus. That did some damage!
Drikus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Graham looks for the body kick but Drikus saw that one coming.
Drikus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Graham clobbers Drikus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
William Drikus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drikus slips a jab and a cross from Graham.
Graham just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDrikus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheya Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graham 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheya Graham!
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hype
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