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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Percy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Percy Jackson 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Percy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Graham shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Graham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graham drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Graham off! Graham jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Graham wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jackson dives on top into guard.
Graham looks gassed!
Graham wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Graham had control of the position.
Jackson gets to his feet. Graham looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson stands up out of the half guard.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Graham has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Graham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Graham dives on top into guard.
Graham advances to half guard.
Jackson controlling the position for now.
Jackson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jackson trying to control but Graham postures up.
Graham trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson has his foot on Graham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graham works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson controls Graham momentarily but Graham frees himself.
Graham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Graham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson working for a triangle but Graham defends it easily.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is controlling Graham's posture.
Jackson trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Graham is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Graham has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Graham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Graham has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Graham's guard.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Graham dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham looking to pass the guard.
Jackson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Graham stacks Jackson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Graham!
Graham is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Graham swings around for an armbar but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Graham's guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Graham is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Graham's guard.
Graham keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Graham's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
Graham can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Graham trying to get back to full guard but Jackson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Graham is looking to escape.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Graham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Graham has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Graham!
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson has an active guard here but Graham has managed to pass into half guard.
Graham is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jackson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Graham!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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