PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 463 p4p, 760 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 63 p4p, 101 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Graves
vs
Plutov

172 cm
33
160
26 - 24 - 1

178 cm
38
155
29 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Plutov moves into range and clinches up with Graves.
Knees to the body from Plutov.
Graves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Plutov up against the cage.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Graves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Plutov is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Graves blocks the elbow strike.
Graves has Plutov pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Graves gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Plutov lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
Graves tries to pull guard but Plutov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plutov pushes Graves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Graves.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graves is defending well for now.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Graves avoids the damage to the body.
Graves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Plutov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Plutov effectively controlling the action here.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
Graves tries to pull guard but Plutov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
Plutov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Graves seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Plutov can turn it around.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Graves has been working on his balance at Tōshi, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Plutov.
Plutov is pressed up against the cage. Graves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plutov down to the mat. Plutov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Plutov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Plutov blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Plutov.
Plutov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
Graves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves tries to pull guard but Plutov holds him up against the cage and eventually Graves drops back down to his feet.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Plutov.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves tries to score a body lock takedown but Plutov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Plutov.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves misses with some punches.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but Graves blocks with his arms.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov is leaning against Graves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plutov lands a shot to the body.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Plutov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plutov tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Graves blocking some punches.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Plutov obliges.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plutovs head.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plutov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wasyl Plutov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernest Graves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Plutov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves cracks Plutov with a good jab.
Plutov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Plutov misses with a wild body shot.
Plutov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plutov.
Graves avoids the body shot from Plutov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov lands a jab.
A combination from Plutov does no damage.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graves lunges at Plutov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plutov's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graves moves into the clinch.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Plutov on the inside.
Plutov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plutov stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Graves.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov scores a nice knee to the body.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov looking to stall.

Graves ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Graves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Plutov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Graves is trying to control the position but Plutov postures up.
Plutov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Plutov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graves is keeping the position for now.

Plutov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Plutov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Graves tries to free his leg and advance position but Plutov is retaining full guard.
Plutov keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Plutov is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves stops Plutov from standing up.
Graves pushing down on Plutov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Plutov is trying to stand up here but Graves is controlling him well.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plutov keeps working.
Graves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Plutov is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Plutov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Graves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Plutov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Graves works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves tries to move to mount but Plutov blocks the move with his legs.
Graves advances to full mount.
Graves raining down hammerfists from mount.
Graves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Plutov is looking to escape.
Plutov is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernest Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernest Graves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Graves, as that shot connected.

Plutov pushes Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Ernest Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves wants a takedown.
Graves avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Plutov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Plutov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Graves.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Graves pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov is looking to control Graves's arms but Graves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Plutov has his back to the cage.
Graves slows down the pace here.
Graves is trying to pull guard but Plutov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Graves gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves is trying to drag Plutov to the mat but Plutov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves wants a takedown.
Plutov is pressed up against the cage. Graves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plutov down to the mat. Plutov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Graves misses with a straight right.
Plutov misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Graves gets tackled into the cage by Plutov. Plutov maintains the clinch.
Plutov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.

Graves pulls guard effortlessly.
Plutov postures up and lands a big shot to Graves's brow.
Ernest Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plutov is looking to stand up but Graves won't let him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Graves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plutov defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graves is on top in guard.

Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plutov keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.

Plutov kicks Graves off and gets to his feet.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plutov throws out the jab.
Plutov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Plutov.
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.

Plutov clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Plutov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Plutov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Plutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Plutov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Plutov wants to stall.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plutov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves managing to block the knees to the body from Plutov.
Plutov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plutov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Plutov.

Graves has hold of one of Plutov's legs. Plutov is fighting the takedown attempt but Graves gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Plutov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Graves is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Wasyl Plutov just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ernest Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Plutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Plutov throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Plutov misses
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Plutov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Plutov lands a slapping body shot.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
Graves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plutov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plutov slips a straight right by Graves.

Plutov clinches with his opponent.
Graves controlling the action here for a moment.
Plutov is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov is trying to maintain a safe position but Graves gets an underhook and turns Plutov into the cage.
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Graves.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Graves leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Plutov prevents the takedown attempt.
Plutov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Graves trying to stall but Plutov improves his position.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Plutov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Plutov's ribcage. Plutov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Plutov wants to stall.

Graves works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
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!
Plutov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Graves is controlling him.
Graves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Plutov has his feet on Graves's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Plutov misses with a hook.
Plutov swings widly with a right hand
and Graves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graves is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plutov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Plutov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Plutov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Plutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Plutov throws a right hand that misses
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Plutov misses.
Plutov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plutov misses with a body shot.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plutov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plutov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Plutov rushes Graves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Plutov is pressed up against the cage. Graves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plutov down to the mat. Plutov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Graves scores with the left hand. Plutov knows he should have avoided that one.
Plutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Plutov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Plutov darts in and clinches Graves up against the cage.
Graves is trying to drag Plutov to the mat but Plutov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plutov stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graves is defending well for now.
Graves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ernest Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernest Graves's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice cross by Plutov.
Graves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Plutov feints a jab promting Graves to slip. Plutov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Graves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Plutov clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graves.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves goes for a takedown attempt but Plutov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plutov misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a one-two to the body.
Plutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Graves avoids the body shot from Plutov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Graves.
Plutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ernest Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Plutov.
Plutov misses with the combination.
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick
and Graves counters with a right hand to the body.
Plutov pushes Graves away with a front kick.
Graves avoids the body shot from Plutov.
Graves tries to clinch but Plutov is having none of it.
Graves catches Plutov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot lands for Plutov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves shoots in looking for a takedown but Plutov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Graves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plutov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
A body shot lands from Graves.
Plutov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Graves trying to control the position but instead, Plutov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graves into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graves avoids the elbow strike from Plutov, against the cage.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves blocking some punches.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a body punch.

Graves jumps guard.

Graves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Graves is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Graves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plutov is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Plutov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49

The fight is ruled a draw!
Ernest Graves retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!