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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes to the cage accompanied by Get Ready To Deal. Manuel has chosen Lay Low as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Billy Graham has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Graham seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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147 lbs
13 - 2 - 1 |
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172 cm
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155 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Manuel!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graham, pushing him back against the cage.
Graham can't get the takedown.
Manuel is pressed up against the cage. Graham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manuel down to the mat. Manuel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graham.
A telegraphed right hand from Graham misses the target.
Graham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Graham drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Graham gets to mount! Manuel was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Manuel tries to lock up and control but Graham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manuel is desperately trying to improve his position but Graham has a good base and remains in mount.
Manuel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Graham avoids the attempt from Manuel to control.
Manuel is trying to stand up.
Manuel wants to hold on but Graham pushes him away.
Graham landing strikes from the mount and Manuel is in trouble!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manuel trying desperately to get to his feet.
Graham working Manuel over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham misses with a head shot.
Graham is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Manuel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Manuel wants to hold on but Graham pushes him away.
Graham with good strikes from the mount here!
Manuel wants to hold on but Graham pushes him away.
Graham cracks Manuel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Graham looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Graham unloads with some shots from mount but Manuel bucks and avoids them well.
Graham scoring with strikes but Manuel is staying in there.
Graham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Graham throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Graham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Graham looking to ground and pound but Manuel is blocking nicely.
Manuel is trying desperately to improve position.
Graham landing strikes from the mount and Manuel is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel tries to lock up and control but Graham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Graham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Manuel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Manuel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graham wants to pass to mount but Manuel is defending the position.
Graham wants to control but Manuel is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manuel won't allow Graham to pass to mount.
Manuel is trying to stand back up but Graham is controlling him
Manuel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Graham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manuel.
Billy Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graham. That did some damage!
Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Manuel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by Graham.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Graham, as that shot connected.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manuel tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Manuel takes a swing at Graham's ribcage but misses.
Graham throws a hook but Manuel avoids it easily.
Manuel misses with a low kick.
Graham throws a series of punches but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham throws a hook but Manuel blocks it.
Jab, jab by Graham - just one landing.
Manuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel wants to clinch.
Manuel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graham.
Manuel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manuel misses with a head kick.
Matt Manuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt.
Manuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham.
Manuel staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manuel scores with a jab to the body.
Manuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manuel scores with a head kick.
Manuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Manuel tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Manuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manuel throws a leg kick which misses Graham's front leg but catches the back leg as Graham tries to avoid it.
Manuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Manuel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Graham!
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
A jab from Graham misses.
Graham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manuel's hands.
Graham gets the takedown into side control.
Manuel wants to control but Graham postures up.
Graham trying to control the action but Manuel is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham cracks Manuel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Graham prevents Manuel from escaping the position.
Graham sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Manuel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Manuel is looking to regain half guard here but Graham keeps moving and retains side control.
Graham tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Graham has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manuel is looking to slow Graham down with leg kicks.
Manuel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Graham's calf.
Manuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Manuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
Manuel ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
Manuel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graham throws a lazy right hand but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manuel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graham.
Manuel throws a leg kick but Graham checks it.
Manuel gets caught flat footed, as Graham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel pulls Graham in close to prevent any damage.
Manuel keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
Graham wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
Graham won't allow Manuel to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graham landing some decent shots from guard.
Graham stops Manuel from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Graham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manuel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graham somewhat.
Manuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manuel circles away quickly and effectively.
Manuel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Graham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manuel slips under a jab.
Graham cracks Manuel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
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.
Manuel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manuel throws a leg kick which misses Graham's front leg but catches the back leg as Graham tries to avoid it.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuel wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Manuel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Graham throws a shot to the body.
Graham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manuel. Manuel obviously looking to wear him down.
Manuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graham.
Graham throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Manuel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Graham is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Graham fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manuel forces Graham back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Manuel.
Graham wants to break free but Manuel has control.
Graham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manuel is struggling to control the position.
Manuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graham's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Manuel.
Graham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manuel smiles and moves away.
Manuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graham tries for a takedown but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manuel pushes Graham up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Manuel - that landed with a thud.
Manuel prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel presses Graham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manuel.
Graham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manuel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graham.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manuel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manuel.
A frustrated look appears on Graham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graham takes an elbow to the temple.
Manuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Graham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Manuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manuel lands a nice elbow.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Manuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graham jumps guard but Manuel stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manuel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Manuel lands a nice elbow.
Manuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Graham tries to pull guard but Manuel won't allow it.
Graham blocks an elbow strike.
Manuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manuel lands a shot to the body.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.
Graham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manuel has him pressed against the cage.
Graham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Manuel lands an elbow inside.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manuel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Graham looks to land a left hand but Manuel moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manuel drives through and clinches with Graham against the cage.
Graham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manuel obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Manuel.
Manuel missing with knees to the body.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Graham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham tries to circle away but Manuel has him pinned against the cage.
Manuel working Graham over with knees to the body.
Manuel lands a right hand.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
Graham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham is working for takedown but Manuel is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manuel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Graham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Manuel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Graham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manuel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manuel.
Manuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Manuel.
Manuel stops a takedown attempt from Graham.
Come on Manuel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Manuel really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manuel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Graham's calf.
Billy Graham is winning the standup battle so far.
Manuel misses with a head kick.
Graham misses with a combination
and Manuel counters with a solid body kick.
Manuel clinches up with Graham and pushes him back against the cage.
Graham tries for a takedown but Manuel manages to get underhooks.
Graham looking for a takedown.
Matt Manuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
Manuel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuel lands a shot to the body.
Manuel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Manuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graham is trying to drag Manuel to the mat but Manuel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manuel lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Billy Graham has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Manuel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Graham takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manuel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manuel lands a nice knee to the body.
Manuel lands an elbow inside.
Manuel works on Graham's body with a couple of short punches.
Manuel effectively controlling the action here.
Graham goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manuel prevents it.
Manuel stalling.
Graham jumps guard but Manuel stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manuel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manuel lands a body punch.
Manuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Manuel.
Graham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel lands an elbow that stopped Graham in his tracks for a moment.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manuel scores a nice knee to the body.
Manuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
Good body shot from Manuel.
Nice body punch from Manuel - that landed with a thud.
Manuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham blocks a body shot from Manuel.
A shot in the inside from Manuel.
Manuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Manuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Graham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manuel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Graham gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Graham preventing the sweep.
Manuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graham won't allow Manuel to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel trying to control the position.
Graham is in close to Manuel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manuel trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manuel moves out of range as Graham strikes.
Graham scores a takedown into full mount!
Graham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graham wants to control the pace but Manuel is squirming around nicely.
Manuel is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Manuel is trying desperately to improve position.
Billy Graham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Graham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Graham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Graham jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Manuel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Manuel and Graham has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Graham scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manuel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graham wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graham scoring with punches from side control.
Manuel struggling a bit here.
Manuel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Graham off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Manuel dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Billy Graham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Graham cracks Manuel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manuel gets a clinch.
Manuel digs a right hand into Graham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graham's gas tank.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manuel working Graham over with knees to the body.
Graham tries to pull guard but Manuel won't allow it.
Manuel taking a breather.
Manuel gets underhooks to prevent Graham's takedown attempt.
Graham prevents a body shot from Manuel.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graham as Manuel tries to tie him up.
Manuel lands an elbow inside.
Graham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manuel has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manuel obliges.
Manuel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Graham up against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Graham pulls guard effortlessly.
Manuel stands up and waves to Graham to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham clobbers Manuel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Graham misses with a straight right.
Graham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manuel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Graham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Graham prevents a body shot from Manuel.
Graham goes for a takedown attempt but Manuel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manuel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham tries for a takedown but Manuel circles away easily
and Manuel counters by clinching up.
Graham is working for takedown but Manuel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Graham avoiding damage as Manuel throws knees to the body.
Manuel lands a knee to the body.
Manuel lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Manuel.
Manuel crunches a lovely knee into Graham's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Manuel.
Manuel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Graham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manuel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manuel lands a nice elbow.
Manuel taking a breather.
Graham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manuel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel missing with knees to the body.
Graham blocks a body shot from Manuel.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Manuel is struggling to control the position.
Graham wants a takedown but no success here.
Manuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graham.
Manuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Manuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel gets underhooks to prevent Graham's takedown attempt.
Manuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
Graham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manuel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Manuel lands an elbow inside that Graham shrugs off.
Graham wants a takedown but no success here.
Manuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manuel.
Manuel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Manuel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel stalls.
Manuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manuel trying to land knees to the body.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manuel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Graham tries to score a body lock takedown but Manuel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
Graham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manuel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graham being controlled against the cage.
Manuel scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Manuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manuel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Manuel! Matt Manuel retains his featherweight title!
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