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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by I Want War by Pastor Troy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Graves! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Martin! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Graves avoids the head kick by Martin.
Graves tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance. The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Graves slips a straight right by Martin. Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into rage. Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin misses with a looping left. Martin lands a head kick. Graves smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Graves throws a head kick that misses. Martin misses with a body shot.
Graves avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy. Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Graves staying out of range there. Graves lands with a slapping head kick. Martin throws a right and a left that Graves avoids nicely. Graves with a hook. Nice cross by Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Graves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Graves blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like James Graves has been cut. Graves tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way. Martin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Graves has managed to clinch.
Graves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graves tries to stall but Martin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Graves has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin. Martin takes an elbow to the forehead. Graves prevents a body shot from Martin. Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Graves missing with knees to the body.
Martin being controlled against the cage. Graves cracks Martin with a nice body shot. A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Martin misses with the head strike.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut. Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss! Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily. Graves swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Graves throws a chopping leg kick but Martin manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away. Martin cracks Graves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Martin lands with a shot to the body. Graves is breathing heavily. Graves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin. Graves scores with a jab to the body. Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Martin cracks Graves with an open hand slap. Mike Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Martin trying to control from half guard but Graves is working away. Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graves's head. Martin is thwarting Graves's attempts to control the position. Martin is nestled in close to Graves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Graves is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martin looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graves's head. Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though. Martin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Graves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Martin looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though. Martin slips a nice elbow through Graves's hands, connecting with Graves's forehead. Graves is trying to control but Martin passes into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Martin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Graves is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Graves manages to get back to half guard. Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Martin stops Graves from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Martin dominated that round. The cut man is working on James Graves's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Martin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Martin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Martin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Graves looks a forlorn figure.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martin unloading with bombs! Martin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Graves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Graves shrugs it off. Graves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Martin lands a heavy elbow. Graves can't escape the position.
Graves tries to hold on but Martin pushes him away. Martin unloading with bombs! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Graves tries to hold on but Martin postures up. Martin landing strikes from the mount and Graves is in trouble! Graves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Martin punishing his opponent with strikes. Martin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Graves has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Martin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Martin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Graves in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Martin working away from the top, dropping strikes. Martin landing strikes from the mount and Graves is in trouble! Martin lands a big shot there that rocks Graves but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Graves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Martin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Graves in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Martin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Graves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Graves looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice elbow there by Martin. Martin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Graves can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Graves is desperately trying to improve his position but Martin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martin with good strikes from the mount here! Martin cracks Graves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Martin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Graves tries to get back to half guard but can't. Martin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Martin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Martin. Graves tries to get back to half guard but can't. Martin scoring with strikes but Graves is staying in there. Graves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martin punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. BOOM! Martin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Martin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Martin working away from the top, dropping strikes. Martin landing shots from mount. Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Graves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Martin working the ground and pound effectively.
Graves tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Graves really wants to buck Martin off and get back to his feet. Martin is in the full mount, landing strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Graves is looking to improve his position but Martin isn't that keen on the idea. Martin looking to finish Graves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Graves! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on James Graves's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into rage. Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Martin throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily. Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab. Martin slips under a jab. Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martin's hands. A combination from Graves does no damage. Martin thows a body shot but no joy. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Martin throws a lazy head kick enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab. Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin. Graves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin. Martin blocks a low kick nicely. Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Graves throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily. Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet. Martin throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease. Graves thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice defenses there by Graves. Nice shot lands for Martin. Martin misses with a hook. Jab by Martin.
That's two 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. Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graves. Martin scores with a decent looking hook. Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Graves sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily. Graves moves out of range as Martin strikes. Martin stalks Graves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graves's face. Graves staggers backwards, shaken. Martin throws a sloppy body shot
and Graves counters with a thumping low kick. James Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Graves shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Graves walks into a left hand. Graves throws a head kick that misses. Martin throws a lazy body kick and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Martin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A head kick by Martin misses and Graves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Graves takes a shot to the head. Martin is trying to break free. Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage. Graves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Martin is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him. Graves lands with a light punch inside. Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Martin misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martin misses with a double jab
and Graves counters with a slapping leg kick. Martin throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin. Martin scores with a nice strike. Martin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Martin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Graves is looking to control Martin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Graves avoid being mounted? And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Martin really dominated that round. The cut man is working on James Graves's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graves throws a head kick that misses. Graves moves out of range as Martin strikes. Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Graves ducks under a wild hook from Martin. Graves drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Graves.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Martin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Graves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into rage. Graves slips under a jab from Martin. Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin closes the distance but Graves moves to the side and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Graves has managed to clinch.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Graves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Martin misses with the head strike.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head. Graves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Martin misses with the head strike.
Graves missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves. Graves prevents a body shot from Martin. Martin tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves is pressed up against the cage. Martin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graves down to the mat. Graves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Graves connects with a crisp jab. Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin. Martin lands with a right hand. Graves is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martin cracks Graves with a good jab. An inside leg kick lands from Graves. Graves misses with a low kick. Martin throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it. Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away. Graves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. James Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Martin. Martin thows a leg kick but Graves checks it and Graves counters with a leg kick. Graves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves. Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Mike Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup. Martin throws a lazy head kick and Graves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martin cracks Graves with an open hand slap. Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin. Graves throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it. No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Martin throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it. Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily. Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Martin lands a head kick. Graves smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graves can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice shot by Martin. Graves forces Martin back against the cage and clinches. Martin stops a takedown attempt from Graves.
Martin lands a right hand. Martin lands an uppercut. Graves stops a takedown attempt from Martin.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch. Graves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not. Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Martin tries to circle away but Graves has him pinned against the cage. A short right from Graves on the inside. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graves. Martin working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin. Graves lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Graves not landing any meaningful shots this time. Martin wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
Martin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Graves pulls his head out easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Graves had his way with Mike Martin in that round. The cut man is working on James Graves's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martin blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range. Graves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin. Graves moves into the clinch. Graves lands a left hand.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Graves taking a breather. Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Graves prevents a body shot from Martin. Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it. Martin is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him. 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. Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Martin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Martin pushes Graves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Martin misses with some punches.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Graves is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage. Martin misses with some punches.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Martin tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range. Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin. Martin lands the left hand. Martin throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Graves counters by moving into the clinch. Graves lands with a light punch inside. Martin cracks Graves with a nice body shot. James Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far. Graves is trying to stall.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin lands a shot to the body. Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves. Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Martin is working for takedown but Graves is calmly controlling the position for now. James Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Martin - that landed with a thud.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick by Martin misses and Graves counters with a body kick. Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Graves slips under a jab from Martin. Graves misses with a body kick. Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin. Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Martin swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves. Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin. Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Graves. Graves circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively. Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow. Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Graves's head. Martin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Martin connects with a crisp jab. Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it. Graves misses with a looping right. Martin misses with a body punch
and Graves counters with an outside leg kick.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin. Martin is looking to chop away at Graves's legs. Mike Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Graves misses with a leg kick and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body. Graves tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Graves counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Martin is lucky that one didn't land flush. Graves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it. A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
Graves lands an uppercut. Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Graves landing knees to the body.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Graves is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Martin misses with the head strike.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Graves. I think Martin 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 46:48 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:48 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Martin! Mike Martin retains his lightweight title!
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