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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Graves (ranked 1982 p4p, 1155 weight class) and Padraig Kelleher (ranked 253 p4p, 152 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.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 6 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Padraig Kelleher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Graves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelleher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graves thinking.
Kelleher moves out of range of the leg kick from Graves.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelleher, pushing him back against the cage.
Kelleher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelleher tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves blocking some punches.
Kelleher can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelleher.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves works the jab nicely.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelleher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelleher now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.
It looks like Padraig Kelleher has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graves breaks from the clinch.
Kelleher looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
As Kelleher backs away, Graves returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Kelleher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves scores with a head kick. Kelleher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A low kick lands for Graves.
Graves jabs Kelleher right on the nose. Kelleher blinks but takes it well.
Graves misses with a leg kick.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelleher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Kelleher throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a two punch combo.
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws a low kick but Kelleher avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Graves misses.
Graves scores with a body shot.
Kelleher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelleher.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Kelleher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Graves misses.
Graves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelleher.
Kelleher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelleher takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelleher misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher takes a shot to the head.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelleher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelleher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelleher tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Kelleher back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Kelleher scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Kelleher avoids a wild elbow strike from Graves.
Kelleher pushes Graves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelleher 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 Kelleher can turn it around.
Graves misses with some punches.
Kelleher misses with a body punch.
Kelleher lands a shot to the body.
Kelleher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelleher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelleher breaks the clinch.
Graves throws a head kick but Kelleher moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Kelleher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelleher throws a big shot that misses.
Kelleher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelleher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graves.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelleher.
Kelleher connects with a looping right hand.
Kelleher misses with a two punch combination.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelleher blocks a head kick by Graves.
It seemed like Kelleher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Graves.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Kelleher missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Padraig Kelleher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Kelleher tries a quick counter leg kick but Graves is wise to it.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Kelleher moved out of range.
Graves slips under a jab from Kelleher.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Devon Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelleher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Kelleher misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Kelleher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Kelleher is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Kelleher misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves thows a leg kick but Kelleher checks it
and Kelleher counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelleher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelleher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graves tries to move into range but Kelleher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Kelleher.
It looked like Graves was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kelleher.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Kelleher moves out of range easily.
Kelleher wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Graves on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelleher lands a body shot.
Kelleher connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves avoids the body shot from Kelleher.
A slow jab from Kelleher misses its intended target.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Kelleher saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Graves.
A combination from Graves does no damage.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelleher can do to turn this around?
Kelleher misses with a left hand
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves wants to land a leg kick but Kelleher is out of range.
Devon Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelleher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves moves to clinch but Kelleher breaks away
and Kelleher counters with a left and a right that stings Graves.
Graves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Graves jabs at Kelleher's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
Kelleher misses the shot to the body.
Graves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelleher.
Kelleher throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves misses with an uppercut
enabling Kelleher to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Devon Graves has been cut.
A punch combination from Kelleher misses.
Graves jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kelleher moves into the clinch.
Kelleher misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelleher misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelleher swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Kelleher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Kelleher counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and Kelleher counters with a left to the body.
Kelleher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Graves throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kelleher to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves walks into a stiff left hand from Kelleher.
Kelleher misses with a hook.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Graves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Kelleher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Graves throws a leg kick but Kelleher checks it.
Kelleher throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graves misses with the body kick
and Kelleher counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelleher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Kelleher misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves checks a low kick from Kelleher.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelleher checks it well.
Graves slips a straight right by Kelleher.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Kelleher misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Kelleher moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelleher counters with a straight right hand.
Graves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelleher counters with a nice uppercut.
Devon Graves's cut is getting worse.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelleher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves feints and then cracks Kelleher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelleher down.
Kelleher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with an outside leg kick.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Kelleher misses with the head strike.
Graves blocks a body shot from Kelleher.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelleher avoids the damage to the body.
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelleher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelleher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kelleher throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelleher misses with the head strike.
Kelleher blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Padraig Kelleher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelleher.
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!
Kelleher cracks Graves with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelleher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelleher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelleher misses with a punch to the body.
Kelleher misses with a body punch.
Kelleher misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelleher managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Graves prevents a body shot from Kelleher.
Graves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Kelleher ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelleher throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves catches Kelleher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kelleher digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Kelleher tries to clinch but Graves is having none of it.
Graves moves out of range as Kelleher throws a body kick.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Kelleher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
Graves misses with a leg kick.
Kelleher throws a counter combo.
Kelleher connects with an inside leg kick.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelleher circles away.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelleher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Graves pushes Kelleher up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelleher scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Kelleher lands a hook that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Devon Graves's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelleher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graves.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelleher scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Kelleher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelleher.
Graves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelleher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelleher gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelleher digs a right hand underneath Graves's ribcage. Graves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelleher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelleher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelleher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelleher.
Kelleher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves is rocked!
Kelleher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Devon Graves's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kelleher pushes Graves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Padraig Kelleher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelleher 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Kelleher!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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