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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Graves (ranked 2477 p4p, 2496 weight class) and Jason Spartan (ranked 318 p4p, 321 weight class). Spartan has chosen Try That in a Small Town as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Spartan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graves as he avoids it easily.
Graves appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spartan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves is fighting off a takedown attempt but Spartan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Graves to the mat. Graves regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Graves has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Spartan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Spartan misses with a double jab
and Graves counters with a leg kick.
Devon Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartan tries to clinch but Graves moves away
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan fails with a takedown attempt.
Spartan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graves sizes up Spartan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graves digs a good hook to Spartan's body.
Spartan closes the distance and clinches.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graves lands an elbow just above Spartan 's eye.
It looks like Jason Spartan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spartan feints and as Graves raises his hands in defense, Spartan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Graves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spartan is one step ahead there.
Spartan gets to his feet. Graves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Graves misses with a combination
and Spartan moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Spartan throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Graves.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spartan shoots and misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devon Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spartan throws a fast counter high kick but Graves manages to duck under it in time.
Spartan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graves as he avoids it easily.
Spartan has a takedown stuffed.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves throws a head kick that half lands.
Spartan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck for Spartan with that takedown attempt.
Graves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan tries for a takedown but Graves circles away easily
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Spartan shoots in but Graves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Graves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graves lands an elbow inside that Spartan shrugs off.
Spartan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Graves misses.
Graves takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graves is fending him off so far but Spartan persists. Nope, Graves circles away and we're back to standing.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves pushes Spartan up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Some wild striking there from Spartan.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick.
Spartan needs to keep his hands up - Graves had a free shot at his head there.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Graves moves into range and clinches up with Spartan.
Spartan jumps guard and drags Graves to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Graves decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spartan, up you get!
Spartan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spartan moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Spartan's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spartan shoots and misses
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves lands with a straight right. Spartan didn't see that one coming.
Graves throws a hook but Spartan avoids it easily.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spartan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spartan.
Spartan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves tried to counter with a leg kick but Spartan avoided it.
Spartan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
No luck for Spartan with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves feints and then cracks Spartan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spartan down.
Spartan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Devon Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graves defends it nicely.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartan can do to turn this around?
Graves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horrible takedown attempt by Spartan or perhaps it was just good defense by Graves, which made it look bad.
Jason Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spartan fails with the takedown
and Graves counters with a three punch combo that has Spartan backing up. Spartan nods at Graves to acknowledge the strikes.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves lands a head kick!
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Devon Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves lunges at Spartan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spartan's hand.
Graves thumps Spartan with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spartan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jason Spartan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graves keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Graves wants to improve his position but Spartan is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Spartan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Graves to get to his feet.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves avoids the body shot from Spartan.
Graves went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Spartan is looking to clinch.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Devon Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves lands a jab to Spartan's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves pushes Spartan up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spartan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spartan scrambles back to his feet.
Spartan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Spartan misses with a kick to the body.
Graves scores with a jab.
Spartan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graves throws a combination. Spartan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spartan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Graves throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spartan avoids it.
Spartan slips under a jab from Graves.
Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Spartan'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!
Graves punishes Spartan's body with a nice straight punch.
Spartan darts in trying to clinch
and Graves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spartan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spartan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Graves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartan moves away.
Spartan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Graves lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spartan shoots in looking for a takedown but Graves manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spartan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spartan misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spartan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spartan walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
Graves connects with a leg kick.
Graves lands a slapping body shot.
Spartan tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Graves coming out on top.
Spartan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spartan shoots in and drives through. Graves sprawls well.
Devon Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Spartan.
Spartan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graves sizes up Spartan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spartan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graves is fending him off so far but Spartan persists. Nope, Graves circles away and we're back to standing.
Spartan shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense.
Graves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spartan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice jab there from Graves.
Spartan shoots and misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Spartan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spartan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spartan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan misses with a takedown
and Graves counters with a good low kick that Spartan was not able to check.
Spartan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Graves thumps Spartan with a low kick.
Spartan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graves pinned against the cage. Graves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spartan tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spartan tries to clinch but Graves moves away
and Graves counters with a head kick. That will keep Spartan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves keeps Spartan at a distance using the push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Graves!
Spartan tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.
Devon Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves forces Spartan back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Spartan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Spartan is looking for a takedown.
Graves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spartan blocks an uppercut.
Graves gets underhooks to prevent Spartan's takedown attempt.
Jason Spartan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves avoiding damage as Spartan throws knees to the body.
Spartan misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Graves!
A victorious Devon Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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