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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Graves (ranked 178 p4p, 611 weight class) and Terrell Knight (ranked 27 p4p, 77 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by I Bring The Darkness.. Knight is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Phil Graves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Knight!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Graves digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
Knight walks forward, straight into a front kick from Graves.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knight's sensitive parts.
Knight stalks Graves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graves's face. Graves staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graves pushes Knight away with a front kick.
Knight avoids the body shot from Graves.
Knight with the counter takedown but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves misses with the body kick
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a combination that misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Graves misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Phil Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Knight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been told by Graves's head coaches at Berloga that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knight's corner calls for a 1-2. Knight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knight has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Graves jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves lands with a slapping head kick.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight avoids the body shot from Graves.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight blocks a jab.
Knight tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight tries for a takedown but Graves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Graves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Graves slams his shin into Knight's torso.
Graves staying out of range there.
Knight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Graves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Graves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves thinks about countering with a body kick.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Graves with the inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Graves won't be happy with that.
Knight creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Graves can't do much from the bottom here.
Graves is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Knight's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Knight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though.
Knight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.
Graves has control of Knight's left arm, preventing Knight from doing any damage.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graves is adopting a defensive guard.
Graves trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Knight lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Graves has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight pulls guard successfully.
Knight controls Graves momentarily but Graves frees himself.
Knight looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Graves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Graves postures up.
Graves stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
Knight looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Graves passes into side control.
Knight gets back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to take a breather but Knight is having none of it.
Graves prevents Knight from improving his position.
Knight trying to control here.
Knight is trying to get back to full guard.
Knight trying to control but Graves postures up.
Still in half guard, Graves seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight tries to bum rush Graves with a series of wild strikes but Graves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knight misses with a hook.
It looked like Graves was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knight.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Graves tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Knight is working for takedown but Graves is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Graves feints and then cracks Knight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knight down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Oooooh!!! Knight has knocked Graves down with a huge combo! Knight steps away and waves a wobbly Graves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Phil Graves has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Knight blocks the low kick.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Graves is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight misses with a combination
and Graves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves throws a low kick but Knight avoids it.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Phil Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves moves away from the strike by Knight.
No joy there for Graves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves throws a leg kick that misses.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Graves connects with a body shot that sends Knight's belly button to the back.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves cracks Knight with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Graves with a nice calf kick.
Graves sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knight throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves thuds his shin into the meat of Knight's side.
Graves lands a head kick!
Knight throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Graves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves misses with a leg kick
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Graves lands a nice hook to Knight's body. Knight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight with the counter takedown but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
A cross from Graves lands.
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graves can pounce on him.
Knight shoots in but no luck this time.
Graves clinches up against the cage.
Graves tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Knight to work.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Graves.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
Knight wants a takedown but no success here.
Phil Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrell Knight.
Graves pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Knight is rocked!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves effectively controlling the action here.
Knight is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight is trying to trip Graves. He has hold of a leg but Graves is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Knight persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knight seems to have recovered his senses.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Graves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knight's guard.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
Knight tries to get to full guard but Graves has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking for subs from the bottom but Graves mounts him!
Graves content just to control the position here.
Knight is working to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Knight throws an elbow that misses. Graves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knight's guard. Nice move by Graves!
Graves postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Graves defends it easily.
Knight working a defensive guard here.
Graves stays in close to Knight's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knight shoots in looking for a takedown. Graves tries to sprawl out of it but Knight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves's corner calls for a 1-2. Graves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Graves. That snapped Knight's head back.
Graves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Graves lands a jab to the head.
Graves throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Graves is looking to land body kicks.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knight darts in looking for a takedown but Graves gets double underhooks and turns Knight into the cage.
Graves moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Graves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight misses with a hook.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Knight has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Graves.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Graves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Graves throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Graves misses.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Graves lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Graves thumps Knight with a low kick.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Knight moves out of range of the leg kick from Graves.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Knight throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Knight has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knight gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight staying out of range there.
Graves scores with a push kick.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Graves scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Terrell Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phil Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Graves.
Knight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knight might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Graves scores with a push kick.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phil Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrell Knight.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
And Knight tries to counter it with a takedown but Graves pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Graves with a hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Graves dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
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!
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graves tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Graves connects with a right hand. Knight shakes it off.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Graves slips a jab from Knight.
Phil Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Knight scores with a punch to the head.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a lovely overhand right.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Graves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Graves connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knight doesn't seem phased though.
Graves cracks Knight with a good jab.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Graves catches Knight right on the button with a cross.
Graves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Knight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Both fighters circling a little - Graves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Graves is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It appears Graves was looking to counter with a kick there.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Knight off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Graves!
An out of breath Phil Graves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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