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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius Graves (ranked 4384 p4p, 25553 weight class) and Shin Otami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin Otami acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Otami!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otami is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Otami is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Otami back into the cage.
Otami's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Otami working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Otami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves breaks from the clinch.
Graves darts in and clinches Otami up against the cage.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves pushes Otami up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves pushes Otami back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves leaning his opponent against the cage.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Otami backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otami is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Otami looks winded!
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves slowing the pace effectively.
Otami jumps guard but Graves stands there with Otami around his waist. Otami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Graves misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Graves to work.
Graves gets through Otami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Otami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Otami controls the action.
Otami fails to pull guard.
Darius Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shin Otami.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graves as Otami tries to tie him up.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Otami.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otami. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves rushes Otami and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Otami looking to stall.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves clinches.
Otami avoiding damage.
A short left from Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves stops a takedown attempt from Otami.
A short left from Graves.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Otami backwards.
Otami blocking some punches.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Otami.
Graves misses with some punches.
Otami stalls.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Otami backwards.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Otami controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Graves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves stalls.
Otami tries to circle away but Graves has him pinned against the cage.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Otami tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Graves just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darius Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Otami.
Otami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Graves - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Graves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Otami gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Otami tries to break free but Graves pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves is struggling to control the position.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Otami.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Otami is looking to land body kicks.
Darius Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Otami, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Otami can do to turn this around?
Otami blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Otami is breathing heavily.
Graves misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Graves.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves clinches.
Darius Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Otami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves slows down the pace here.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Graves.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Otami backwards.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tries a body shot but Otami blocks it.
Graves leaning against his opponent.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Otami backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otami.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otami tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves breaks from the clinch.
Graves rushes Otami and presses him up against the cage.
Otami tries to pull guard but Graves won't allow it.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves drags the fight down to the ground.
Graves wants to stand and escape but Otami is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otami trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graves is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Graves tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Graves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Graves content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Graves dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otami.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves stalling the fight.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otami backwards.
Otami is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graves is keeping busy.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Otamis head.
Otami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Graves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Graves.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Otami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otami jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graves walks away with a smile on his face. Otami gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Graves rushes Otami and presses him up against the cage.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Otami tries to stall but Graves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Otami.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Otami.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves misses with some punches.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves is struggling to control the position.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves gets through Otami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otami.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Otami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otami prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Otami.
Otami being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
Otami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Otami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Otami's head.
Otami blocking some punches.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Otami controls his hands.
Graves manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Otami just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graves misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Otami's head.
Graves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Darius Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Otami letting Graves take a breather here.
Otami blocking some punches.
Graves cracks Otami with a nice body shot.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Shin Otami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Graves!
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