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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Soap (ranked 60 p4p, 285 weight class) and Phil Graves (ranked 10 p4p, 43 weight class). Soap comes to the cage accompanied by Clean Up - Barney The Purple Dinosaur. Graves has chosen I Bring The Darkness. as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Soap!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Graves!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That kick from Soap tenderised Graves's leg. Graves is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Soap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves throws a leg kick
letting Soap counter with a right hand.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Soap throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Graves's coach down at Berloga 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.
Soap throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Graves scores with a hook.
Soap fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Soap saw that one coming.
Soap throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soap momentarily.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soap misses with a leg kick.
Graves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soap staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soap does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soap wants to clinch.
Phil Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves moves away from the strike by Soap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soap checks a leg kick.
Soap swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Soap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Soap looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Soap checks a leg kick.
Soap loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Graves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Soap blocks it well.
Soap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soap was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Graves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soaps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been told by Soap's head coaches at Dorito Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Graves moves out of range as Soap strikes.
Soap throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Graves swats away the attempt to clinch by Soap.
Graves defending well as Soap loads up on a big left hand.
Graves scores with a punch to the head.
Graves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soap throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soap takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soap. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves misses the jab.
Soap throws a solid leg kick but Graves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soap.
Soap avoids a kick to the body.
Soap misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Soap throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Graves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soap has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soap and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Graves throws a body punch but Soap moves out of range.
Soap tried to score with a low kick but Graves checks it.
The fighters circling - Soap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soap. That's going to slow Graves down.
Soap connects with a nice looking jab.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Phil Graves has been cut.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves tries a body shot but Soap blocks it.
Graves blocks a body shot from Soap.
Soap scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Soap lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graves.
Soap prevents a body shot from Graves.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Soap struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Soap misses with an elbow over the top.
Soap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soap lands an elbow inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Soap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Soap.
Soap misses with a punch to the body.
Graves misses with some punches.
Soap swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Soap lands a shot to the body.
Soap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Soap.
Soap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves taking a breather.
Graves pushes Soap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graves.
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!
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Soap.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
Graves tries to work over Soap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soap throws an elbow that misses.
Graves takes an elbow to the temple.
Graves takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soap.
Soap lands an elbow that stopped Graves in his tracks for a moment.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soap lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves blocks a body shot from Soap.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Soap avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Soap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Graves working aggressively here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Soap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Soap avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves is working Soap over against the cage.
Soap is breathing heavily.
Soap works on Graves's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
Soap working aggressively here.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Soap.
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graves's brow.
Graves scores with a hook to the body.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Graves lands a left hand.
Graves digs a right hand into Soap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soap's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Soap controls the action.
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Soap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Soap controls his hands.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
Soap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Soap.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves is leaning against Soap and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soap takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Graves lands a left hand.
Soap prevents a body shot from Graves.
Soap swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Soap controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Soap controls his hands.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Soap avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Soap prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Graves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Graves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Soap should have avoided that one.
Graves tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soap is able to avoid easily.
Soap avoids a kick to the body.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Soap is just out of range.
Soap 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.
Soap blocks a jab.
Graves scores with a jab.
Graves is looking to chop away at Soap's legs.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soap tries to close the distance and clinch but Graves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soap drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
Graves blocks an elbow strike from Soap.
Soap misses with the head strike.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soap is working Graves over against the cage.
Phil Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
Graves digs a right hand into Soap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soap's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Graves tries a body shot but Soap blocks it.
Soap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Soap tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Soap back against the cage.
Soap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soap pushes off an throws an elbow but Graves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Graves misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Soap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soap struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves pushes Soap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Soap controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Soap controls the action.
Graves is working Soap over against the cage.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Soap.
Soap throws an elbow but it misses.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soap misses with a body punch.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Soap prevents a body shot from Graves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Graves blocks an elbow strike from Soap.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soap blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves pushes Soap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Soap fails to land.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soap has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Soap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves avoids the elbow strike from Soap, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Graves.
Soap is rocked!
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Soap.
Oh Soap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soap misses with some punches.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Graves gets through Soap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves tries a body shot but Soap blocks it.
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Soap.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves cracks Soap with a nice body shot.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Graves misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves tries a body shot but Soap blocks it.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Soap throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Soap blocking some punches.
Soap swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Soap.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soap blocks an uppercut.
Graves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soap seems to have got his legs back now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravess head.
Soap misses with an elbow over the top.
Soap throws an elbow that misses.
Soap blocks a body shot from Graves.
Soap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Soap controls the action.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soap's elbow.
A short uppercut from Soap.
Soap lands a left hand.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Soap.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soap blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Soap's ribcage. Soap let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Soap.
Graves tries to work over Soap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soap.
Soap blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Soap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Soap lands a body punch.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Soap controls his hands.
Soap blocks an uppercut.
Soap tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves pushes Soap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Soap controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
Soap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soap's elbow.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Soap's ribcage. Soap let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Soap.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves blocks the elbow strike.
Soap blocks a body shot from Graves.
Soap blocks an uppercut.
Soap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves cracks Soap with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves presses Soap against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Soap controls the action.
Graves pushes Soap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soap swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soap prevents a body shot from Graves.
A short right from Graves.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Soap.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Soap controls the action.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Soap controls his hands.
Soap misses with the head strike.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soap lands with a light punch inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soap digs a right hand into Graves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graves's gas tank.
Soap lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Soap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Graves blocking some punches.
Soap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves gets through Soap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Soap's ribcage. Soap let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Soap.
Graves pushes Soap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves avoids the elbow strike from Soap, against the cage.
Graves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soap or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Soap takes a shot to the head.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phil Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
and Graves counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Soap! He's just covering up as Graves starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Graves!
Phil Graves is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Phil 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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