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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 193 p4p, 159 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 14 p4p, 12 weight class). Jang Jai comes into the arena with Snake Shadow blaring out of the sound system. Wang Jang Jai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 cm 35 265 30 - 12 - 0 |
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200 cm 29 265 19 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Graves misses with a head kick.
Jang Jai misses with a double jab.
Jang Jai with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jang Jai throws a body kick that misses and Graves counters with a stiff right hand. Jang Jai throws an off balance right hand
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nice body kick there by Graves. Jang Jai throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jang Jai thuds a left hand into Graves's body. Graves moves away from the strike by Jang Jai. A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Jang Jai throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot. Graves throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem. Jang Jai jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance. Jang Jai throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot. Graves throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jang Jai misses with a left hand and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Graves misses with a straight left.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jang Jai misses the body punch and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jang Jai misses with a looping right. Jang Jai misses with a left hand and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jang Jai. A jab from Jang Jai finds it's way through Graves's defenses.
 It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut. A shot to the liver by Jang Jai. Beautiful body shot. Graves lands with an uppercut that bounces Jang Jai off the cage and back into range. Jang Jai tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Jang Jai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Jang Jai misses with a hook. Jang Jai misses with a left hand and Graves counters with an inside leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss! Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a straight right hand. A swing and a miss from Jang Jai. Jang Jai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Graves throws a jab when Jang Jai was well out of range. Graves moves away from the strike by Jang Jai. Jang Jai thows a left - swing and a miss! Jang Jai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Graves is out of range and Jang Jai settles back down. Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jang Jai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Graves is trying to counter with his kicks. Good shot there by Jang Jai. Jang Jai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Jang Jai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves. Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here. Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jang Jai takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jang Jai moves away. Jang Jai throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jang Jai looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely. Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Graves is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jang Jai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Jang Jai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graves misses with a straight right. Jang Jai throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it. Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jang Jai throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Graves lands a jab. The fighters circling - Jang Jai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves instigates a clinch. Graves misses with a short punch on the inside. Jang Jai takes an elbow to the temple.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jang Jai wants to break free but Graves has control.
Jang Jai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Graves thuds his shin into the meat of Jang Jai's side. This has been an exciting period of action! Graves slips a jab and a cross from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Graves's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jang Jai misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely. Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jang Jai. Graves slips a jab from Jang Jai. Jang Jai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jang Jai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jang Jai misses with a hook
letting Graves counter with a right hand. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wang Jang Jai will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jang Jai. Nice shot by Jang Jai. Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut. A jab from Graves misses. Graves tries to clinch up but Jang Jai circles away and keeps his distance. Jang Jai throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it. Graves slips under a jab from Jang Jai. Jang Jai looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely. Jang Jai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Graves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jang Jai throws a body shot but no joy. Jang Jai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves shapes to counter with a head kick. Jang Jai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Jang Jai jabbing away but nothing is landing. Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jang Jai jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jang Jai throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it. Graves ducks under a wild hook from Jang Jai. It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Jang Jai throws an off balance right hand
letting Graves counter with a right hand. Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jang Jai. Jang Jai throws a right hand that misses
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab. Graves throws a push kick but Jang Jai slaps the foot to one side. Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 That has opened up Tyrone Graves's cut even more. Jang Jai digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs. Jang Jai looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range. Jang Jai dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut! Graves cracks Jang Jai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jang Jai connects with the punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jang Jai lands a big right hand that sends Graves crashing to the mat! Jang Jai stays standing though and waves Graves back to his feet! Graves tries to clinch but Jang Jai moves out of range. Jang Jai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jang Jai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Jang Jai throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it. Graves throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem. Graves lands with a right hand. Jang Jai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves. Jang Jai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graves momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jang Jai misses the target. Jang Jai misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jang Jai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Jang Jai. Jang Jai jabbing away but nothing is landing. Graves slips under a jab. Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jang Jai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around? Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A cross from Jang Jai lands. Graves moves away from the strike by Jang Jai. Good exchange - Jang Jai coming out on top.
 The cut above Tyrone Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Graves throws a jab when Jang Jai was well out of range. Jang Jai misses with a straight right. Graves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jang Jai. Jang Jai circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Graves circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Jang Jai drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Graves follows Jang Jai to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Graves! Tyrone Graves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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