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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiazer Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Graddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soze comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Tears. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiazer Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Graddy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graddy.
Graddy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Graddy scores with a jab to the body.
Soze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graddy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graddy digs a good body shot into Soze's ribs.
Graddy takes a swing at Soze's ribcage but misses.
Graddy misses with a wild body shot.
Soze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graddy lands a nice looking body shot.
Graddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graddy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soze rather than just go for the knockout.
Graddy leaves Soze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soze.
Soze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graddy avoids it really well and circles away.
Graddy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soze's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze avoids the body shot from Graddy.
Cain Graddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graddy defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiazer Soze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soze throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Graddy to counter with a crisp jab.
Graddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soze manages to avoid it.
Soze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graddy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graddy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soze's hands.
Soze throws a wild body kick that Graddy sees coming a mile off.
Soze misses with a takedown
and Graddy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graddy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soze with a poor takedown
and Soze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graddy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Graddy takes a swing at Soze's ribcage but misses.
Graddy lands a head shot.
Graddy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soze. Soze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soze takes one on the button.
Graddy digs a good hook to Soze's body.
Soze is breathing heavily.
Graddy lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graddy misses with a body shot.
Graddy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Graddy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graddy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soze thinking.
Graddy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Soze had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Soze takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graddy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graddy lands a head shot.
Graddy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Graddy as he connects with a hook.
Graddy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soze's head.
Graddy scores with a three punch combo!
Graddy lands with an uppercut that bounces Soze off the cage and back into rage.
Graddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soze manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Graddy as he connects with a hook.
Graddy scores with a one two! Soze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Graddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Graddy finds it's target.
Nice jab there from Graddy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graddy counters with a nice body shot.
Graddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soze circles away quickly and effectively.
Graddy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
A left and a right from Graddy both land. Nice combination.
Soze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graddy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Graddy takes a swing at Soze's ribcage but misses.
Graddy thows a body shot but no joy.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Soze. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Graddy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soze with a poor takedown
and Graddy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Graddy.
A shot to the body from Graddy misses
and Soze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Graddy dominated that 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.
Soze takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Graddy. That snapped Soze's head back.
Graddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graddy throws a shot to the body.
Graddy cracks Soze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graddy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graddy lands a head shot.
Kiazer Soze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graddy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soze tries to clinch up but Graddy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graddy throws a body punch but Soze moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Soze might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Graddy lands a body shot.
Soze tries a head kick but it misses.
Cain Graddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graddy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Graddy duly obliges.
Graddy tests Soze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graddy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soze doesn't seem bothered though.
Graddy lands with a nice body punch.
Graddy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soze counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Graddy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Soze working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graddy regains half guard.
Graddy missing with punches from the bottom.
Graddy moves into full guard.
Graddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soze tries to free his leg and advance position but Graddy is retaining full guard.
Soze trying to control the position from guard on top but Graddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graddy managing to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soze is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze postures up in Graddy's guard and throws a big left but Graddy blocks it.
Graddy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soze's guard.
Graddy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soze is keeping the position for now.
Graddy looking to sit in guard and control but Soze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graddy working a defensive guard here.
Graddy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Graddy keeping moving, preventing Soze from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Graddy can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four 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.
Soze passes Graddy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Soze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Graddy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graddy is trying to control the position but Soze postures up.
Graddy looking for a sweep. Not yet Graddy, not yet.
Graddy is trying to keep Soze in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graddy trying to control the position here.
Soze wants to pass the guard but Graddy is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Graddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Graddy scores with a jab to the head.
Graddy lands a lovely overhand right.
Graddy misses with a looping right.
Soze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graddy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graddy cracks Soze with an open hand slap.
Graddy scores with a one two! Soze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Soze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Graddy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Soze with a poor takedown
and Graddy counters with a three punch combo that has Soze backing up. Soze nods at Graddy to acknowledge the strikes.
Soze slips a jab and a cross from Graddy.
Graddy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graddy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graddy connects with a body shot.
Graddy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Graddy catches Soze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Graddy tests Soze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graddy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graddy lands a nice shot to the body.
Graddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Soze is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze tries a head kick but it misses.
Graddy stalks Soze and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soze's face. Soze staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice combination there by Graddy.
Graddy throws a body punch but Soze moves out of range.
Graddy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Graddy is working the combinations to good effect here.
A punch combination from Graddy misses.
Graddy throws a nice looking combination but Soze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graddy counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiazer Soze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graddy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graddy swings for the body but Soze moves out of range.
Graddy lands with a nice combination. Soze backs away looking to recover.
Soze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Graddy tests Soze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiazer Soze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Graddy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Graddy.
Soze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Soze dodges the punch combination from Graddy.
Cain Graddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graddy misses with a few strikes there.
Soze fails with the takedown
and Graddy counters with a left to the body.
Soze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graddy counters with a nice body shot.
Graddy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graddy lands a jab to Soze's midsection.
A left lands for Graddy.
Graddy scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graddy scores with a shot to the body.
Graddy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Graddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graddy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight for Cain Graddy!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Cain Graddy!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Cain Graddy!
Cain Graddy wins by unanimous decision!
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