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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham has chosen Get Ready To Deal as his entrance music. Gus Pappas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Graham's chin.
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152 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gus Pappas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappas throws a combination. Graham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pappas throws a body punch but Graham moves out of range.
Pappas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gus Pappas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham misses with the combination.
Pappas throws a looping overhand right but Graham ducks down to avoid it.
Pappas tries to score with a low kick but Graham moves his leg out of the way.
Pappas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pappas looks to land a right hand but Graham moved out of range.
Pappas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pappas misses with a kick to the body.
Pappas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graham.
Pappas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Graham stands up over Pappas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Graham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pappas is keeping the position for now.
Graham postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pappas is on top in guard.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Pappas from controlling successfully.
Graham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pappas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pappas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graham can't keep his opponent in guard - Pappas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham punching from the bottom.
Pappas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graham manages to get to full guard.
Graham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graham controlling the position.
Pappas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pappas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pappas wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Pappas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pappas preventing the sweep.
Pappas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas works over Graham with some ground and pound from guard.
Graham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pappas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pappas keeping hold of Graham's head, controlling as best he can.
Pappas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graham is working away from the top position though.
Graham is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pappas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Graham.
Pappas trying to control but Graham postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas wants to get back to full guard.
Pappas trying to control but Graham postures up.
Pappas landing a few short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham is looking for a kimura here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pappas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pappas tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Graham will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pappas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graham was well out of range. Poor timing from Pappas.
Graham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Graham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graham avoids the body shot from Pappas.
Pappas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pappas throws a jab but it's blocked by Graham.
Pappas misses with a double jab.
Pappas looks to score with a jab to the body but Graham is just out of range.
Graham shoots in looking for a takedown. Pappas tries to sprawl out of it but Graham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pappas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pappas throws a low kick, looking for Graham's leg but Graham calmly moves out of range.
Pappas clinches up with Graham and pushes him back against the cage.
Graham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pappas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Graham goes for a takedown attempt but Pappas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gus Pappas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Graham.
Graham dives in and grabs Pappas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pappas pushes down on Graham's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Graham misses with the combination.
Pappas misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Graham.
Graham ducks under a wild hook from Pappas.
Graham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graham clobbers Pappas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Graham.
Graham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pappas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gus Pappas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pappas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt
and Graham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pappas wants to sweep here but Graham controlling him for the moment.
Graham looking to pass the guard.
Pappas is trying to control the position but Graham postures up.
Pappas is really struggling to control Graham but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Graham trying to control but Pappas is working from the bottom.
Graham won't allow Pappas to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Graham or perhaps it was just good defense by Pappas which made him look bad.
Graham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pappas.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt
and Graham counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pappas won't be happy with that.
Graham lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pappas down.
Pappas can't do much from the bottom here.
Graham wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pappas, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas parries the strikes from Graham easily there. Graham is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pappas to escape.
Pappas is trying to control Graham's posture but Graham avoids it.
Graham tries for a kimura but Pappas is defending well.
Graham throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Graham is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pappas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Graham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pappas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graham somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Graham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Graham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pappas.
Pappas scores with a shot to the body.
Graham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pappas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pappas misses with a jab to the body
and Graham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pappas is looking to clinch.
Pappas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham feints and as Pappas raises his hands in defense, Graham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Graham trying to control the position from guard on top but Pappas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pappas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graham advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Graham seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Pappas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pappas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Graham.
Pappas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pappas is looking to improve his position.
Graham slows the pace down in half guard.
Pappas won't allow Graham to pass to mount.
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.
Graham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pappas is positioning himself well to prevent Graham advancing to mount.
Pappas punching from the bottom.
Pappas manages to get to full guard.
Pappas working a defensive guard here.
Pappas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pappas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pappas has his foot on Graham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graham works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pappas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Graham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pappas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pappas's back!
Pappas trying to control the position but Graham manages to sink in the hooks.
Pappas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gus Pappas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Graham.
Graham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Graham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pappas hang on?
Pappas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pappas is squirming around, avoiding Graham's attempts to control the action.
Graham prevents Pappas from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham working the ground and pound effectively.
Graham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pappas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Graham working the ground and pound effectively.
Graham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Graham is working for a guillotine from mount but Pappas frees his head quite easily.
Pappas throwing hammer fists to the chest of Graham. What's that going to do exactly?
Pappas can't escape the position.
Pappas is bucking up trying to escape but Graham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Billy Graham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pappas flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Graham!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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