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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes into the arena with Get Ready To Deal blaring out of the sound system. Head has chosen Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Billy Graham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Head!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Head looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Head is trying to control Graham's posture but Graham avoids it.
Graham moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Head is trying to get back to half guard.
Head taking a bit of punishment here - Graham scoring with strikes.
Graham controls the position.
Head can't do much from the bottom here.
Head takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Head struggling a bit here.
Head 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Graham postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Graham postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Graham throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Head is not content to let Graham control the position.
Graham grinds an elbow into Head's temple.
Graham working the head with strikes.
Graham cracks Head with a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Head can do anything to dispel that myth.
Graham working the head and body with strikes.
Head tries to improve position but can't.
Head wants to control but Graham postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Head can't do much from the bottom here.
Graham is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Head is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Graham's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Graham wants to work for an arm triangle but Head is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Head wants to get back to his feet.
Graham 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head wants to improve his position but Graham is controlling well.
Graham wants to take a breather but Head is having none of it.
Head is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Head defending well though.
Nice strikes from Graham there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Head is trying to maintain the position but Graham is very close to passing his half guard.
Head is looking to get back to full guard here but Graham has managed to pass to side control instead.
Head is wriggling around trying to escape.
Graham is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Head can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Murray Head has been cut.
Graham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Head tries to reverse the position but Graham maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham wants to control but Head has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Graham takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murray Head's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Graham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Head tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
Head takes a jab right on the kisser.
Head misses with a head kick.
Graham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Graham trying to control but Head is working from the bottom.
Head is trying to control the position but Graham postures up.
Head looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graham counters with a stiff right hand.
Head is breathing heavily.
Head takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graham scores with a hook.
Head looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Head moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Good exchange - Graham coming out on top.
Head throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Graham. Beautiful body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Graham as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Graham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Head doesn't seem phased though.
Graham catches Head with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Graham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Graham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Graham cracks Head with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham works over Head's head and body with a nice combination.
That has opened up Murray Head's cut even more.
Graham looks to land a combination. Head sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Graham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Head is rocked!
Graham digs a good hook to Head's body.
Graham scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graham stuns Head with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Graham tests Head's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graham connects with a single shot there.
Graham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Head is still on wobbly legs! Can Graham finish him?
Nice cross by Graham.
Decent striking displayed by Graham there.
Head seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheers as Graham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Head doesn't seem phased though.
Murray Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham scores with the left hand. Head knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham gets a takedown into half guard.
Head really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Graham lands with a punch from half guard.
Head taking some punishment here, with Graham in his half guard.
Graham drops an elbow to the side of Head's head.
Nice strikes from Graham there.
Graham is keen to just control but Head is a slippery customer.
Head is looking to get back to is feet but Graham passes into side control.
Head is looking to reverse the position.
Graham working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Graham is staying tight to Head's torso, preventing him from escaping.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham is looking to take a break and control but Head is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graham working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Head wants to get back to his feet but Graham drags him back down.
Graham creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murray Head's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Graham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Graham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Graham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Graham landing strikes.
Head wants to control but Graham postures up.
Graham tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Graham working away.
Head takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Head is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham scoring with punches and elbows.
Head tries to improve position but can't.
Graham lands an elbow.
Graham landing strikes.
Graham is looking to take a break and control but Head is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graham working away.
Head wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Head takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Graham is chipping away with strikes.
Graham trying to control the position but Head is working away.
Head is working to avoid the ground and pound but Graham connects with a decent elbow.
Graham wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Head, who protects the arm well.
Head is trying to improve his position.
Graham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Head can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Graham is controlling him well.
Graham remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Graham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Head keeps working.
Head seems a little lost for a moment, as Graham dominates the positioning.
Graham landing strikes.
Graham lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Head is not content to let Graham control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham slows the pace down.
Graham trying to control the action but Head is working from the bottom.
Head sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murray Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham is taking a breather. Head says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Graham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Graham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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