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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Dotson (ranked 3985 p4p, 2366 weight class) and Devon Graves (ranked 415 p4p, 281 weight class). Dotson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, White Girl - Shy Glizzy. This should be a great matchup!
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2 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Dotson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Graves!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves tries to clinch but Dotson is having none of it.
Dotson moves out of range of the body kick.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dotson doesn't seem phased though.
Dotson throws a combination that misses
and Graves counters with a one-two to the body.
Dotson checks a leg kick.
Dotson throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dotson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dotson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graves counters with a three punch combo that has Dotson backing up. Dotson nods at Graves to acknowledge the strikes.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Dotson slips the punch.
Dotson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Dotson is predictable there
and Graves counters with a big head kick but Dotson shrugs it off.
Dotson slips a jab from Graves.
Dotson throws a big counter combination but Graves scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dotson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graves's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dotson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Devon Graves has been cut.
Good leg kick by Dotson.
No joy there for Dotson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Dotson. Those never looked like landing.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dotson.
Dotson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Dotson.
Graves flicks out a counter leg kick but Dotson steps away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dotson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Graves - the referee stops the clock and Dotson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Graves. Dotson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dotson throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dotson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dotson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne Dotson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dotson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with an inside leg kick.
Dotson is breathing heavily.
Dotson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Dotson back into the cage.
Dotson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves keeps control of Dotson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Dotson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dotson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dotson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dotson throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dotson.
Graves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Dotson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dotson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dotson is rocked!
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dotson.
Dotson misses with a low kick.
Devon Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dotson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dotson misses with the combination.
Graves misses the jab.
Dotson is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dotson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Dotson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Graves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dotson at a distance.
Dotson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Dotson.
A cross from Graves lands.
Graves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dotson is looking for a counter combo.
Nice body kick there by Graves.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dotson's hands.
A combination from Dotson does no damage.
Dotson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graves throws out a powerful jab.
Graves is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dotson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Dotson backwards.
Oh Dotson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A frustrated look appears on Dotson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dotson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dotson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dotson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Dotson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Graves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dotson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Dotson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A low kick from Dotson is predictable there
and Graves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dotson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves slips a jab from Dotson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dotson misses with a double jab
and Graves counters with an outside leg kick.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dotson. That did some damage!
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 Devon Graves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Graves dodges the punch combination from Dotson.
Dotson walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dotson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dotson misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dotson ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
Dotson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves stuns Dotson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dotson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Dotson back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dotson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dotson tries to break the clinch but Graves is controlling the position.
Graves gets through Dotson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dotson avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Dotson is trying to push Graves away but Graves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Graves slows down the pace here.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dotson manages to break the clinch.
Dotson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves throws a hook but Dotson blocks it.
A jab from Dotson misses.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Graves throws an elbow that misses.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dotson tries to circle away but Graves has him pinned against the cage.
Dotson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Graves.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Dotson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Graves.
Graves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dotson's head.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves swings for the body but Dotson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Dotson misses.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dotson misses with a body shot
and Graves counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dotson's knee momentarily.
Graves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dotson moves forwards but Graves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graves feints with a jab and clips Dotson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Dotson is sent crashing into the canvas and Graves leaps in for the kill! Dotson tries to get to his feet but Graves is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Dotson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Graves!
Devon Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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