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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Graddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Mathew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Graddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Mathew!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathew throws a body punch but Graddy moves out of range.
Mathew throws a jab when Graddy was well out of range.
Graddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathew.
Graddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathew.
Mathew misses the shot to the body.
Mathew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mathew misses the target.
David Mathew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathew misses with a body shot.
Graddy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mathew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathew throws the left hand but Graddy avoids the punch easily.
Graddy slips under a jab from Mathew.
Graddy blocks a jab.
Mathew misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathew misses with a looping left.
Graddy throws a series of punches but Mathew moves out of range.
Mathew throws a big shot that misses.
Graddy scores with a three punch combo!
Graddy avoids the body shot from Mathew.
Graddy lands with a nice combination. Mathew backs away looking to recover.
Graddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathew.
Mathew is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice defenses there by Graddy.
Mathew misses with a body shot.
Mathew swings for the body but Graddy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graddy misses with a series of wild punches.
Mathew loads up on a big right hand but Graddy slips the punch.
Graddy swinging wilding here.
Graddy moves away from the strike by Mathew.
Graddy slips a straight right by Mathew.
Mathew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graddy throws a series of punches but Mathew avoids them all with ease.
Graddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Graddy misses with a double jab.
Mathew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathew swings for the body but Graddy moves out of range.
Mathew looks to throw the jab but Graddy is out of range.
Mathew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathew looks gassed!
Graddy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graddy misses with the combination.
Mathew dodges the punch combination from Graddy.
Graddy misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mathew throws a hook to the side of Graddy's head but Graddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mathew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathew.
Graddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Mathew misses.
Mathew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed right hand from Mathew misses the target.
Graddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Graddy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Mathew misses its intended target.
Mathew lands a jab to Graddy's midsection.
Mathew throws a big shot that misses.
Graddy slips under a jab.
Mathew misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mathew misses the target.
Mathew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cain Graddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graddy defending well as Mathew loads up on a big left hand.
Mathew is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graddy misses with a few strikes there.
Graddy throws a right hand that Mathew ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathew also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graddy moves away from the strike by Mathew.
Mathew misses with a straight right.
Mathew looks to throw the jab but Graddy is out of range.
Graddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathew.
Graddy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mathew looks to land a left hand but Graddy moved out of range nicely.
Mathew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graddy misses with a few strikes there.
Mathew throws a body punch but Graddy moves out of range.
Graddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Graddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathew.
Graddy misses with the combination.
Graddy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mathew swings for the body but Graddy moves out of range.
Graddy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Graddy misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Graddy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graddy.
A slow jab from Mathew misses its intended target.
Graddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathew.
Mathew looks to score with a jab to the body but Graddy is just out of range.
Graddy looks to land a combination but Mathew avoids it well.
Mathew throws a shot from downtown. Graddy moves away and avoids it.
Mathew throws a body punch but Graddy moves out of range.
Mathew misses the shot to the body.
Graddy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Graddy throws a series of punches but Mathew moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graddy.
Mathew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graddy moves away.
Mathew throws a jab when Graddy was well out of range.
Graddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Graddy throws a combination. Mathew tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Graddy throws a nice looking combination but Mathew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathew circles away quickly and effectively.
Graddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathew circles away quickly and effectively.
Mathew looks to score with a jab to the body but Graddy is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Graddy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Graddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Mathew just misses with a punch to the body.
Graddy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graddy staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Graddy!
Graddy looks to land a combination but Mathew avoids it well.
Graddy lands a two punch combo.
Graddy throws a nice looking combination but Mathew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathew swings for the body but Graddy moves out of range.
Mathew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graddy misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graddy misses with a wild combination.
Graddy tries to bum rush Mathew with a series of wild strikes but Mathew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graddy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Graddy does no damage.
Mathew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graddy.
Mathew misses with a straight left.
Cain Graddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Graddy slips under a jab from Mathew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Graddy misses with a wild combination.
Graddy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mathew.
Graddy avoids the body shot from Mathew.
Graddy slips under a jab.
Mathew just misses with a punch to the body.
Graddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathew thows a body shot but no joy.
Mathew avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graddy looks to land a combination but Mathew avoids it well.
Graddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathew.
Mathew throws a looping overhand right but Graddy ducks down to avoid it.
Mathew throws an overhand right that lands on Graddy's shoulder, as Graddy tries to avoid the shot.
Graddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathew waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Graddy.
Mathew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graddy moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graddy throws a one two combo.
Mathew looks to score with a jab to the body but Graddy is just out of range.
Graddy looks to land a combination but Mathew avoids it well.
Mathew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graddy manages to avoid it.
Graddy looks to land a combination but Mathew avoids it well.
David Mathew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graddy defending well as Mathew loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mathew misses the target.
Graddy avoids the body shot from Mathew.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graddy lands a jab-cross combination.
Cain Graddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graddy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Graddy duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Graddy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graddy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Graddy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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